A gentle, bittersweet comedy-drama of female solidarity and subterfuge set in rural Spain, "Born to Suffer" promises much early on, goes on to become quietly appealing and finally collapses into unlikely melodrama. Centered on an aging woman's fight for her rights, this femme-populated pic has a likably naive air reminiscent of Spanish rural comedies of the '60s and '70s. But while charm is there throughout, the film lacks the all-important bite of the real. "Suffer" will find relief at fests, but there's also a wider arthouse audience out there for this quintessentially Spanish item. With: Petra Martinez, Adriana Ozores, Maria Alfonsa Rosso, Malena Alterio, Maria Elena Flores, Marta Fernandez-Muro, Sneha Mistri, Mariola Fuentes, Mari Franc Torres, Jorge Calvo, Ricard Borras.
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