Synopsis:
Sent
to
prison
for
allegedly
killing
her
lover,
Julia
discovers
she
is
pregnant
and
is
sent
to a
high-security
maternity
ward
to
serve
her
time.
Julia's
only
concern
now
is
her
son.
Her
fellow
inmate
Marta
becomes
her
ally;
her
mother
SofĂa,
her
opponent.
One
attempts
to
teach
her
how
to
be a
mother;
the
other
wishes
to
take
over
rearing
the
child.
The
film,
shot
in a
real
prison
with
inmates
as
extras,
shines
a
light
on a
little
known
aspect
of
prison
life:
motherhood
behind
bars.
An
official
selection
of
Cannes
Film
Festival.
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