Valentina Maurel Examines Family Ties in Second Feature 'Ton animal maternel'

Franco-Costa Rican filmmaker Valentina Maurel presents her second feature film, 'Ton animal maternel,' a family portrait in which tensions multiply insidiously. The film is covered by Le Monde in an article published on October 6, 2026. Maurel, whose background spans France and Costa Rica, directs a work that examines the burden of family bonds. The film is described as a familial fresco in which pressures and conflicts accumulate gradually rather than erupting openly. The article appears in Le Monde's culture section under the URL lemonde.fr/culture. No further details about cast, production, release date, or distribution are provided in the source material.