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Call Me Mother

2025 · 120 min

A warm, tearful tug-of-war over a child's love, mixing pageant sparkle with kitchen-sink family drama and big, earnest feelings.

Tagline: How is a Mother made?
Overview: Twinkle is a single queer mother whose dream of officially adopting her son gets shaken when the boy's biological mother, Mara, unexpectedly reappears.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Parenthood, family, identity, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
family
identity
love
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild