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The Dead Mother

La madre muerta

Release: 1993-11-05 ·Runtime: 112m ·★ 5.9
Drama Crime Thriller

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…

Production Countries

Spain

Production Companies

Gazteizko Zinema
Sogepaq
Ministerio de Cultura España