
SummaryThis darkly comic, crime mystery set in small-town Estonia centers on Elsa, the full time caretaker of her comatose son, Lauri, and the locals, who are abuzz with rumors about who shot Lauri and why. But in this tight-knit town, where everyone seems to know everyone and everything except for what's right under their nose, the world's clumsiest cr... Read More
Directed By:Kadri Kõusaar
Written By:Leana Jalukse, Kevin McCann, Al Wallcat
Mother
Metascore
Mixed or Average
56
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
75% Positive
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80
A difficult film and one that's likely to offend in some ways. But as an elliptical, dream-logic infused visual poem, it certainly leaves a searing impression.
Oct 4, 2016
80
Mother is a crisp, sardonic, darkly funny mystery thriller with a claustrophobic feel that occasionally betrays its roots as an Irish radio drama.
70
Mother! is ambitious and dorky, like a Hieronymus Bosch painting redone as swirl-art. It’s entertaining to watch, because it’s not easy to see where it’s going — though you might feel a little underwhelmed when you discover where it ends up. The main reason to keep watching is Lawrence, receptive and radiant.
30
Most of the dialogue and effects are clunky, repetitive, second-rate. A minute or so of David Lynch’s latest Twin Peaks series has more irrational menace. For all its feverish activity, Mother! feels static.
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Production Company:
- Meteoriit
Duration:1 h 29 m
Tagline:How does no one know nothin' in this podunk town?
Awards
Estonian Film and TV Awards (EFTA)
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Filmfestival Kitzbuehel
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination




























