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Hot Mother

2020 · 15 min
Directed by
Lucy Knox
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alison Bruce, Erana James, Simon Deighton
Overview
The feel-good atmosphere of the wellness resort cannot calm the tense mood between mother and daughter. They relentlessly criticise each other. Ultimately, in the hot sauna, there is no escape for either of them.

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Directed by
Lucy Knox
Genres
Drama
Starring
Alison Bruce, Erana James, Simon Deighton
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    • family
    • identity
    • isolation
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Lucy Knox
    Written by
    Lucy Knox
    Starring
    Alison Bruce, Erana James, Simon Deighton, Ballantyne Haines, Lucy Knox, Culain Walsh
    Music
    Evelyn Ida Morris
    Cinematography
    Adam Luxton
    Runtime
    15 min
    Country
    New Zealand
    Languages
    English

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