Movie Description

Mara

(2022)

Overview

Mara, an 18-year-old closeted queer woman, is spending her birthday on some house party, flirting with a female stranger when she receives a text from her OFW father to spend her college term break at their house to be with her distant mother, Carmen. At home, Carmen insists on throwing a debut party for her daughter, including finding the perfect escort. Mara is torn between expressing her true self and appeasing her mother.