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Apio Verde

Apio Verde

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Apio Verde

"She must choose"

2013

1h 22m

6.7(20 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Overview

Adriana finds out the son she's expecting suffers a brain malformation that won't allow him to live outside her womb. As therapeutic abortion is illegal in Chile, she must wait until her baby is naturally born.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Catherine Mazoyer

Catherine Mazoyer

Adriana Espinoza

Cristián Gajardo

Diego Donoso

Catalina Aguayo

Catalina Aguayo

Lucia

Sonia Mena

Mother Mariana

Teresita Reyes

Teresita Reyes

Adriana's Mother (Carmen)

Andrés Gómez

Tomás

Carolina Paulsen

Carolina Paulsen

Congresswoman Fernández

Jenny Cavallo

Jenny Cavallo

Melanie

Alejandro Trejo

Alejandro Trejo

Priest

Gregory Cohen

Gregory Cohen

Doctor

Creative team

Directed by: Francesc Morales
Written by: Francesc Morales
Produced by: Catherine Mazoyer

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