Honeymoon with My Mother
2022 Spanish comedy film
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Honeymoon with My Mother (Spanish: Amor de madre) is a 2022 Spanish comedy film directed by Paco Caballero. It stars Carmen Machi and Quim Gutiérrez in the main roles.
Antonio Valor
Juan Gordon
| Honeymoon with My Mother | |
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| Spanish: Amor de madre | |
| Directed by | Paco Caballero |
| Written by | Cirstóbal Garrido Antonio Valor |
| Produced by | Sofía Fábregas Juan Gordon |
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| Edited by | Nacho Ruiz Capillas |
| Music by | Lucas Vidal |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Synopsis
When José Luis is dumped on the altar by his girlfriend, his mother Mari Carmen tries to cheer him up. Among the wedding's wasted plans is a prepaid honeymoon to Mauritius. Mari Carmen insists that her son does not lose the money of that trip, and they both embark on a mother-son vacation to the African island nation. Surrounded by beaches and commodities, José Luis feels at his worst while Mari Carmen enjoys every day of the holiday, showing a side previously unknown to her family.
Cast
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- Carmen Machi as Mari Carmen
- Quim Gutiérrez as José Luis
- Yolanda Ramos as Montse
- Justina Bustos as Sara
- Dominique Guillo as Armando
- Celia Freijeiro as Teresa
- Edeen Bhugeloo as Jean Pierre
- Jake Francois as Calvin
- Andrés Velencoso as DJ Chucho
- Jorge Suquet as a travel agent
- Juanjo Cucalón as Ángel
Filming
Filming took place mainly in March 2020 on Mauritius, an island nation east of Madagascar, just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.[2] The work resumed in August 2020, with actresses Ramos and Bustos contracting COVID-19, for which they remained isolated for nearly a month at a local hospital.[3]
Justina Bustos kept a photographic and video record of the isolation by using her cell phone and taking notes and drawing on a diary.[4] When Bustos returned to her native Argentina and after the end of the pandemic, Bustos was contacted by Hernán Casciari who showed interesting in making a documentary about her experience in isolation in Mauritius. The production was released in June 2023.[4]
Filming was completed in January 2021 with some scenes being taken in Madrid and Tenerife.[5]
Reception
Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes has for the film an approval rating of 52% based on four reviews as of April 2026 and an average rating of 3/5 stars, with criticism focused on the film's predictability and flatness while praising Gutiérrez and Ramos as the best actors of the production.[6]
Andrea Nogueira Calvar of El País gave the film a positive review.[7] Other positive opinions were made by Sergio Pinilla and Beatríz Martínez of 20 minutos and El Periódico, respectively.[8][9] Sofía Otero of Las Furias Magazine criticized the film for its lack of innovation and said that the feminist aim that it had by showing a middle-aged woman enjoying life did not do any good, instead failing and bringing the typical women's tropes again to Spanish cinema.[10]