The Dead Mother
Directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Ismael (Karra Elejalde, Timecrimes) breaks into the house of a fine art restorer and shoots the homeowner dead, leaving her daughter orphaned and traumatized for life. Years later, Ismael is working in a bar where he sees the daughter again. Paranoid that she has recognised him and will report him, he kidnaps her and holds her hostage, demanding that her hospital pay a ransom for her release. As he spends more time with her, a strange bond develops that causes him to delay the ransom request or fulfil his threats of throwing her in front of a train. But he can’t delay forever… A gothic thriller with pitch-black humour that recalls the Coen brothers, Juanma Bajo Ulloa’s sophomore feature won a host of prestigious international awards and was a precursor to the Spanish genre explosion.
A criminal is tormented by the memory of a murder.
Cast: Karra Elejalde, Ana Álvarez, Lio, Silvia Marsó
Member Reviews
i think this movie can be anybody's nightmare. i liked it very much.
Nothing scary about it. I don't understand people give high reviews, when a 'scary/horror' movie doesn't meet the minimum threshold of being scary.
not svary but lovely soundyrack and acting worth watching for the truth in the end
Not very good and boring.
Great movie! beautifully filmed with a good musical score. Dramatic thriller about compassion, lack of affection or perhaps guilt