The Night Mother Returns Home

A quiet, sorrowful haunting that lingers in the ache of a mother's love and a child's unknowing grief.

Directed by

Kou Darachan

Genres

Horror

Starring

Seanghuy Heab, Vann Samphors

Overview

Srey Neang is a service worker struggling to care for her 7-year-old daughter, Srey Roth, often returning home late at night. One evening, she collapses and dies inside their home, unnoticed by her daughter. Believing her mother is only sick, Srey Roth sleeps beside her for three days. Srey Neang’s spirit remains behind, protecting her child and haunting those whose cruelty tore them apart, refusing to leave her daughter alone.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, bleak and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Grief, parenthood, isolation, death

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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