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Earth Mama

2023 · 101 min

A quiet, heavy, closely observed plunge into one woman's struggle, felt in long takes and unspoken ache rather than plot.

Overview: A pregnant single mother, with two children in foster care, embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Parenthood, family, isolation, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
family
isolation
class
trauma
Places: big city
home
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild