Movie

The Grandmother

2022 · 101 min

A slow, unsettling descent into domestic dread, where the horror of aging and caregiving curdles into something supernatural and deeply unnerving.

Overview: Susana leaves her life in Paris, where she works as a model, and returns to Madrid to take care of her grandmother Pilar.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Aging, family, identity, obsession
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: aging
family
identity
obsession
death
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild