Mother and Child is an American drama film directed and written by Rodrigo García, and stars Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Kerry Washington, Shareeka Epps and Samuel L. Jackson. 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 within Maryland Film Festival 2010. It was given a limited release in the United States beginning May 7, 2010. When she was 14, Karen became pregnant and gave her daughter up for adoption. The decision to give up her child has always haunted... her. Upon meeting laid-back Paco , Karen permits her anxiety and mistrust to get the best of her. Karen's daughter, Elizabeth , grows up to be solitary, willful, and hardhearted. She is hired as an attorney at a prestigious law firm headed by Paul . They have an affair, and she becomes pregnant. She quits without informing Paul of her condition, and moves to a new apartment and a new job. She deposits a letter for her biological mother in the organization that arranged the adoption.
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| Release date: | September 14, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Rodrigo Garcia |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 125 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lisa Maria Falcone, Julie Lynn |
| Editor: | Steven Weisberg |
| Music by: | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography: | Xavier Pérez Grobet |
| Screenplay by: | Rodrigo Garcia |
| Estimated budget: | $7,000,000 |