Movie

Madres

2021 · 83 min

A slow-burning, unsettling horror that blends personal dread with historical injustice, leaving a lingering sense of anger and sorrow.

Tagline: Fear grows inside.
Overview: A Mexican-American couple expecting their first child relocate to a migrant farming community in 1970's California. When the wife begins to experience strange symptoms and terrifying visions, she tries to determine if it's related to a legendary curse or something more nefarious.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Race, corruption, power, parenthood
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: race
corruption
power
parenthood
justice
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild