简介：OnedayawomannamedMaude(CatherineJacob)walksintoaswimmingpoolandseesayounggirlsplashingaboutwithherfriends--inthatoneinstanteverythingchanges.Twelveyearsago,someonestoleMaude'sbabygirl,andeversinceshehasdevotedherlifetofindinghermissingdaughter.Twelve-year-oldZita,whohasabirthmarkeerilythesameasMaude'slostchild,liveswithherbreezygypsymotherJoana(ArlyJover)incasualsqualor.Thegirl'svaguehistory,combinedwithadoctoredbirthcertificate,nobabypicturesandanabsentfatherconfirmMaude'ssuspicionsthatshehasfinallyfoundhermissingchild,andshegoesafterthegirlwithallthetactofahostiletakeover.ColdandabrasiveMaudeisnotawomanwhoinviteseasysympathy,shedrinkstoomuch,smokesconstantly,andwearsaslashoflipstickasharshasfreshblood.InmarkedcontrastisJoana,whoseeasymannermakesherseemthemorenaturallymaternalofthepair.ButasMaudebeginstoinfiltrateZita'slife(withexpensivepresentsandpromisesofwealthandprivilege)thestrugglebetweenthetwomothersintensifiesintoapitchedbattlebetweennatureandnurture.Writer-directorVirginieWagoninveststhisintensedramawithsympathy,compassionandkeenintelligence.Ultimately,theonethingthatseparatesthetwowomenisaSolomon-likedecision,asheartwrenchingasitisnecessary.…