The Dead Mother
The Dead Mother
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The Dead Mother

DirectorJuanma Bajo Ulloa

Killing is as easy as stealing candy from a baby.

6.2 / 10
1993
112 min
DramaCrimeThriller

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…

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