The treatment of the subject is rather crass - Medem's directorial flourishes are undermined by a score that pushes every weepy button it can shake a quavering violin at.
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This review of ma ma (2015) was written by Wendy Ide and published by Observer (UK) on 25 Jun 2016.
ma ma has generally received mixed reviews.
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