---
title: 'Mother and Child (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rodrigo García Márquez'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mother-and-child-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1121977/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mother and Child (2009)

2009 · 125 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Mother and Child is a 2009 drama film directed and written by Rodrigo García. It premiered on September 14, 2009, at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2010, and was the closing night selection in the 2010 Maryland Film Festival. It had a limited release in the United States beginning May 7, 2010.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rodrigo García Márquez](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-garcia-marquez)
- **Screenplay:** [Rodrigo García Márquez](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-garcia-marquez)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Edward Shearmur](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-shearmur)
- **Producer:** [Alejandro González Iñárritu](https://cinepixo.com/people/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu)
- **Director of Photography:** [Xavier Grobet](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-grobet)
- **Editor:** [Steven Weisberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-weisberg)

## Cast

- [Naomi Watts](https://cinepixo.com/people/naomi-watts)
- [Eileen Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eileen-ryan)
- [Jimmy Smits](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-smits)
- [Kerry Washington](https://cinepixo.com/people/kerry-washington)
- [Tatyana Ali](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatyana-ali)
- [Gloria Garayua](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-garayua)
- [Amy Brenneman](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-brenneman)
- [Annette Bening](https://cinepixo.com/people/annette-bening)
- [LisaGay Hamilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisagay-hamilton)
- [Ahmed Best](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahmed-best)
- [David Morse](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-morse)
- [Cherry Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/cherry-jones)
- [Susan Bay](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-bay)
- [Elizabeth Peña](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-pena)
- [Carla Gallo](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-gallo)

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Official site: http://www.sonyclassics.com/motherandchild/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/mother-and-child-2009
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1959378); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.