By Ranjan Bhaduri
June 27, (THAINDIAN NEWS) When it comes to motherhood, Hollywood has never failed to produce movies that captures the spirit in the right manner. One of the latest offering in the row is Rodrigo Garca’s “Mother And Child” which evokes the unshakable bond that a mother shares with her child and witnessed a limited release in United States last month.

“Mother and Child” has an unexceptional cast that includes Kerry Washington, Annette Bening and Naomi Watts in the role of their lifetime. Annette Bening portrays the role of Karen who happens to be a physical therapist whose sentiments are coiled by her decision to give up an adopted child. Her motherly instincts are harnessed by the wisdom of adopting the child that clashes strong with her desire to have the child back in her life. Kerry Washington plays the role of Lucy who is a childless mother trying her best to adopt a child from the birth mother who loves the smell of money more than her own child. She is shocked to have witnessed how the adoption turns out to be a sellers buyers usual routine work that is all devoid of human sentiments. On the other end, there is Naomi Watts essaying the role of Elizabeth, a lawyer who focuses more on her power of sexuality that can take her to places in her work. Inside, she is a loner who has no idea about her birth parents and is haunted by the pangs of abandonment.

Rodrigo Garcia who has previously delivered masterpieces like “Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her” and “Nine Lives” is at his best in creating an interwoven plot of motherhood in the movie which centers around Kerry Washington, Annette Bening and Naomi Watts. The film has been critically acclaimed at the Sundance film festival and the industry has appreciated the effort of the director and the performance of the women cast.