The Dead Mother

The Dead Mother (1993)

La madre muerta

Killing is as easy as stealing candy from a baby.

Ismael 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…

Date of release
1993-11-05
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (20)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Director
Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Casting

Interesting facts

The Dead Mother is a 1993 Spanish drama film directed by Juanma Bajo Ulloa which stars Karra Elejalde and Ana Álvarez alongside Lio and Silvia Marsó. Together with Bajo Ulloa's debut feature Butterfly Wings (1991), it contributed to the creation of an aura of cult auteur around the director.

Production

The film is a Gasteizko Zinema production. It was primarily shot in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

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