The Defendant
Silvia, a single mother and a lawyer, is implicated in a corruption scandal.But in addition to trouble at work, she is also facing a more crippling problem: her mother’s cancer has returned.While she is forced to face up to her mother’s inconceivable yet inescapable death, Silvia embarks on a love story, her first in many years.
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Silvia, a single mother and a lawyer, is implicated in a corruption scandal. But in addition to trouble at work, she is also facing a more crippling problem: her mother’s cancer has returned. While she is forced to face up to her mother’s inconceivable yet inescapable death, Silvia embarks on a love story, her first in many years.
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- Release date
- Feb 19, 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
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- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Colombia, France
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