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The Dead Mother (1993)

The Dead Mother (1993)

Drama Crime Thriller

Killing is as easy stealing candy from a baby.

Release Date: 1993, November 5
Directors: Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Countries: Spain
Production: Gazteizko Zinema, Sogepaq, Sogepaq, Ministerio de Cultura España, Ministerio de Cultura España
Cast: Karra Elejalde, Elena Irureta, José María Sacristán, Ramón Barea, Lio, Silvia Marsó, Ana Álvarez, Ángel Plana, Gregoria Mangas, Marisol Sáez, Raquel Santamaría, Pako Pekao

Overview:

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…

Keywords:

murder kidnapping