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Release Year2004
Runtime0h 14m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorGabriela Tollman
WritersGabriela Tollman
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsBirth of Industry
About Birth of Industry
BIRTH OF INDUSTRY is a contemporary allegory that explores the dualism of industry and nature. Maya, a young woman, emerges mysteriously from the ocean to give birth to her son, Joseph. Joseph quickly grows from infancy to adolescence and ventures into the industrialized world leaving his Mother behind. In the desperate pursuit of her son, Maya is subjected to a series of torturous rituals that serve to corrupt her state of natural being. Joseph, now an adult and himself a by-product of industry, is discovered by Maya to be the chief mechanism of her suffering. In an act of cosmic retribution Maya unleashes her motherly powers reducing him to the infant he once was and takes him with her back into the ocean.
Directed by Gabriela Tollman, Birth of Industry leans on a strong ensemble — Karen Black, Charles Pinion, Diane Gaidry — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2004.
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