A Mother

A raw, emotionally taxing journey that immerses you in a son's desperate love and the crushing reality of mental illness.

Directed by

Diógenes Cuevas

Genres

Drama

Starring

Jose Restrepo, Marcela Valencia, Alberto Cardeño

Overview

Alejandro, the youngest of his recently deceased father's two sons, is brimming with anger, upset that his father and older brother have for so long committed his mother to a rural Colombian mental asylum. He's convinced that the place for his schizophrenic mother is at home with her loved ones, not in an institution. While on an unannounced visit, he kidnaps his mother to take her home with him once and for all – but Alejandro is soon overwhelmed by his mother's mental incapacities as they embark on a journey of love and commitment, of emotional and physical extremes.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Family, madness, isolation, guilt

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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