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The Dead Mother

The Dead Mother

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 5, 1993

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Drama, Crime

User Score

61%

Original Title

La madre muerta

Production Companies

Gazteizko Zinema, Sogepaq, Diputación Foral de Álava, Ministerio de Cultura España

Director

Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Revenue

$498,604

Description

Ismael breaks into the house of a fine art restorer and shoots the homeowner dead, leaving her daughter orphaned and traumatized for life. Years later, Ismael is working in a bar where he sees the daughter again. Paranoid that she has recognised him and will report him, he kidnaps her and holds her hostage, demanding that her hospital pay a ransom for her release. As he spends more time with her, a strange bond develops that causes him to delay the ransom request or fulfil his threats of throwing her in front of a train. But he can’t delay forever…