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Mother

1977 · 109 min

A quiet, emotionally wrenching character study that immerses you in a mother's quiet desperation and the ache of being no longer needed.

Directed by
Lino Brocka
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alicia Vergel, Dindo Fernando, Chanda Romero
Tagline
A mother's desperate attempt to be needed... To be useful
Overview
Upon her retirement from being a school teacher, a mother slowly realizes that her children are already grown-up and she now is faced with the dilemna of being part of their lives

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Directed by
Lino Brocka
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alicia Vergel, Dindo Fernando, Chanda Romero
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • aging
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Lino Brocka
Written by
Jose Dalisay, Jr.
Starring
Alicia Vergel, Dindo Fernando, Chanda Romero, Orestes Ojeda, Laurice Guillen, Ace Vergel, Dexter Doria, Fred Montilla
Cinematography
Joe Batac
Runtime
109 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
Tagalog

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