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Motherland

2025 · 94 min

A chilly, uneasy dystopia that keeps you leaning in, tightening its grip as quiet dread turns into moral alarm.

Directed by
Evan Matthews
Genres
Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Miriam Silverman, Emily Arancio, Holland Taylor
Overview
In an alternate present society where the state frees parents from the burden of raising children, a rule enforcer learns a shocking truth that sparks her rebellion.

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Directed by
Evan Matthews
Genres
Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Miriam Silverman, Emily Arancio, Holland Taylor
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • power
  • identity
  • rebellion
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Evan Matthews
Written by
Nicole Swinford
Starring
Miriam Silverman, Emily Arancio, Holland Taylor, Nestor Carbonell, Arica Himmel, Julia Blanchard, Molly Hager, Talia Thiesfield
Music
Jackson Greenberg
Cinematography
Ksusha Genenfeld
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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