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107 Mothers (2021)
Docufiction considering the lives of mothers in Odessa women's prison.
Docufiction considering the lives of mothers in Odessa women's prison.
All About My Mother (1999)
Melodramatic look at love and friendship.
Melodramatic look at love and friendship.
The Day My Mother Became A Monster (2017)
A girl celebrating her ninth birthday notices that her mother is beginning to change in a disturbing way.
A girl celebrating her ninth birthday notices that her mother is beginning to change in a disturbing way.
The Disappearance Of My Mother (2019)
An ageing fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration and confrontation with the camera's gaze.
An ageing fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's determination to make a final film about her sparks an unexpected collaboration and confrontation with the camera's gaze.
The Eyes Of My Mother (2016)
A young woman tries to work out how to live after emerging from a childhood scarred by brutal violence.
A young woman tries to work out how to live after emerging from a childhood scarred by brutal violence.
I Killed My Mother (2009)
A semi- autobiographical tale in which a young man explores all the things he hates about his mother.
A semi- autobiographical tale in which a young man explores all the things he hates about his mother.
Journey To A Mother's Room (2018)
Leonor wants to leave home, but she doesn’t dare to tell her mother. Estrella doesn’t want her to leave but is unable to keep her by her side either. Mother and daughter will have to face this new stage in life in which the world they share starts to fall apart.
Leonor wants to leave home, but she doesn’t dare to tell her mother. Estrella doesn’t want her to leave but is unable to keep her by her side either. Mother and daughter will have to face this new stage in life in which the world they share starts to fall apart.
Late Night Talks With Mother (2001)
Semi-autobiographical reflections based on Němec’s imaginary dialogue with his mother and inspired by Kafka’s A Letter to his Father.
Semi-autobiographical reflections based on Němec’s imaginary dialogue with his mother and inspired by Kafka’s A Letter to his Father.
M.O.M. Mothers Of Monsters (2020)
A mother secretly videotapes her son because she's worried that he may be a psychopath.
A mother secretly videotapes her son because she's worried that he may be a psychopath.
Mother (2009)
A mother tries to prove her son's innocence.
A mother tries to prove her son's innocence.
Mother (2017)
Six year old Iván is supposed to be on holiday with his father but calls his mother to say that he's alone on a beach and the phone he's using is running out of power.
Six year old Iván is supposed to be on holiday with his father but calls his mother to say that he's alone on a beach and the phone he's using is running out of power.
Mother (2019)
In Thailand, Pomm takes care of Europeans with Alzheimer’s. Separated from her children, she helps Elisabeth during the final stages of her life, as a new patient arrives from Switzerland.
In Thailand, Pomm takes care of Europeans with Alzheimer’s. Separated from her children, she helps Elisabeth during the final stages of her life, as a new patient arrives from Switzerland.
Motherhood (2018)
Two couples and a surrogate lay bare the complications, contradictions, heartbreak, and absurdities implicit in how we think about motherhood.
Two couples and a surrogate lay bare the complications, contradictions, heartbreak, and absurdities implicit in how we think about motherhood.
Mothering Sunday (2021)
A maid living in post-World War I England secretly plans to meet with the man she loves before he leaves to marry another woman.
A maid living in post-World War I England secretly plans to meet with the man she loves before he leaves to marry another woman.
Motherland (2023)
In 2020, Belarus’s military practice of violent bullying conscripts as a means of control becomes a flash point for a growingly dissatisfied populace.
In 2020, Belarus’s military practice of violent bullying conscripts as a means of control becomes a flash point for a growingly dissatisfied populace.
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
A lonely private detective with Tourette's attempts to solve his friend's murder.
A lonely private detective with Tourette's attempts to solve his friend's murder.
Motherly (2020)
Kate and her daughter Beth live alone in an isolated farmhouse in the woods, but when Kate slowly begins to suspect that something sinister is happening, her motherly instincts are put to the test.
Kate and her daughter Beth live alone in an isolated farmhouse in the woods, but when Kate slowly begins to suspect that something sinister is happening, her motherly instincts are put to the test.
Mothers (2020)
A documentary profile of a refuge for women who fall pregnant out of wedlock in Morocco.
A documentary profile of a refuge for women who fall pregnant out of wedlock in Morocco.
Mother's Day (2010)
Brothers fleeing a bank robbery invade a yuppie housewarming party at their mother's recently foreclosed home and sadistically attack the guests, but when mother arrives, events take a still nastier turn.
Brothers fleeing a bank robbery invade a yuppie housewarming party at their mother's recently foreclosed home and sadistically attack the guests, but when mother arrives, events take a still nastier turn.
Mother's Instinct (2024)
Alice and Celine live a traditional lifestyle with successful husbands and sons of the same age. Life's perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond.
Alice and Celine live a traditional lifestyle with successful husbands and sons of the same age. Life's perfect harmony is suddenly shattered after a tragic accident. Guilt, suspicion and paranoia combine to unravel their sisterly bond.
Mother's Milk (2011)
When an elderly matriarch decides to bequeath the family home to a charlatan's cult, resentments among her family come to the fore.
When an elderly matriarch decides to bequeath the family home to a charlatan's cult, resentments among her family come to the fore.
Mother And Child (2009)
Tale of three women and maternal love.
Tale of three women and maternal love.
Mother And Son (2022)
In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to the Paris suburbs with her two young sons, Ernest and Jean. Spanning 20 years from their arrival in France to the present day, the film is the chronicle of the construction and deconstruction of a family.
In the late 1980s, Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to the Paris suburbs with her two young sons, Ernest and Jean. Spanning 20 years from their arrival in France to the present day, the film is the chronicle of the construction and deconstruction of a family.
Mother Land (2022)
Krisha is the daughter of the Yates who are the nomad tribe of the tundra. To save her sick mother, she follows the words of Shaman and takes off on her adventure to the end of Northern land to find the red bear she saw in her dreams.
Krisha is the daughter of the Yates who are the nomad tribe of the tundra. To save her sick mother, she follows the words of Shaman and takes off on her adventure to the end of Northern land to find the red bear she saw in her dreams.
The Mother Of All Lies (2023)
The filmmaker doesn’t have any pictures of herself as a child. This is the starting point of a documentary investigation that unfolds the secrets of a Casablanca family.
The filmmaker doesn’t have any pictures of herself as a child. This is the starting point of a documentary investigation that unfolds the secrets of a Casablanca family.
Mother Of Many (2009)
An animated film about a midwife who helps to bring lots of babies into the world.
An animated film about a midwife who helps to bring lots of babies into the world.
Mother Saigon (2023)
A love letter to the mosaic of queer lives in Saigon, a city that is as liberating as it is oppressive.
A love letter to the mosaic of queer lives in Saigon, a city that is as liberating as it is oppressive.
Mother Schmuckers (2021)
Issachar & Zabulon, two brothers in their twenties, are supremely stupid and never bored, as madness is part of their daily lives. When they lose their mother's beloved dog, they have 24 hours to find it – or she will kick them out.
Issachar & Zabulon, two brothers in their twenties, are supremely stupid and never bored, as madness is part of their daily lives. When they lose their mother's beloved dog, they have 24 hours to find it – or she will kick them out.
Mother Superior (2022)
1975, Rosenkreuz Manor. Sigrun Fink, desperate for information about her biological family, starts a new position as nurse to the aging, ill and eccentric Baroness Heidenreich. For a shared longing binds them together: the old lady’s memory contains the secret to Sigrun's true identity; the nurse’s lifeforce holds the key to the future for the Baroness.
1975, Rosenkreuz Manor. Sigrun Fink, desperate for information about her biological family, starts a new position as nurse to the aging, ill and eccentric Baroness Heidenreich. For a shared longing binds them together: the old lady’s memory contains the secret to Sigrun's true identity; the nurse’s lifeforce holds the key to the future for the Baroness.
Mother Vera (2024)
An Orthodox nun in a Belarussian convent considers her past and her future.
An Orthodox nun in a Belarussian convent considers her past and her future.
My Mother (2004)
A teenager gets an introduction to hedonistic sex, courtesy of his amoral mother.
A teenager gets an introduction to hedonistic sex, courtesy of his amoral mother.
Mother! (2017)
Uninvited guests threaten a couple's relationship.
Uninvited guests threaten a couple's relationship.
The Mother (2003)
A suburban housewife comes to London and discovers that grief has unexpected benefits.
A suburban housewife comes to London and discovers that grief has unexpected benefits.
Motherhood (2009)
A harrassed mum tries to prepare for her daughter's birthday.
A harrassed mum tries to prepare for her daughter's birthday.
Mother's Day (2016)
Families fall apart and hang together in a Mother's Day preamble.
Families fall apart and hang together in a Mother's Day preamble.
Mother's Day (2005)
Magic musical realism celebrates a starving family in Zimbabwe.
Magic musical realism celebrates a starving family in Zimbabwe.
Mother And Brother (2015)
A young man's wedding day brings to a head the feelings he and his brother have about their abusive mother.
A young man's wedding day brings to a head the feelings he and his brother have about their abusive mother.
Mother Earth (2008)
An examation of the "slow food" movement and the rise of organic farming.
An examation of the "slow food" movement and the rise of organic farming.
Mother, I Love You (2013)
Desperate not to disappoint his mother, an introverted boy gets into increasingly difficult situations.
Desperate not to disappoint his mother, an introverted boy gets into increasingly difficult situations.
Mother Nature (2004)
Visually vibrant comedy about the life and love of a transsexual.
Visually vibrant comedy about the life and love of a transsexual.
Mother Of George (2013)
A husband and wife find their marraige threatened by an inability to conceive.
A husband and wife find their marraige threatened by an inability to conceive.
Mother Of Tears (2007)
A witch wreaks death and destruction in the final part of the Three Mothers trilogy.
A witch wreaks death and destruction in the final part of the Three Mothers trilogy.
My Mother (2015)
Tragicomedy, a filmmaker tries to cope with crises.
Tragicomedy, a filmmaker tries to cope with crises.
My Mother's Daughter (2007)
An exploration of the relationship between Islamic-convert Yvonne Ridley and her mum. Showing at EIFF 2007 in Bridging The Gap and Scottish Documentary Shorts Awards.
An exploration of the relationship between Islamic-convert Yvonne Ridley and her mum. Showing at EIFF 2007 in Bridging The Gap and Scottish Documentary Shorts Awards.
A Pandemic: Away From The Motherland (2020)
Five Indian doctors working in the US discuss their experiences with Covid-19.
Five Indian doctors working in the US discuss their experiences with Covid-19.
Parallel Mothers (2021)
Two women, a generation apart, find themselves inextricably linked by their brief time together in a maternity ward, bound by a secret with ties to a deep trauma in Spanish history.
Two women, a generation apart, find themselves inextricably linked by their brief time together in a maternity ward, bound by a secret with ties to a deep trauma in Spanish history.
The Second Mother (2015)
When the daughter of a maid arrives to visit her mother at her employers after a 13-year separation, the scene is set for fireworks.
When the daughter of a maid arrives to visit her mother at her employers after a 13-year separation, the scene is set for fireworks.
Songs For My Mother (2009)
A filmic response to the still photograph archive of Stanley Kubrick.
A filmic response to the still photograph archive of Stanley Kubrick.
Son-Mother (2019)
Hard working widow, Leila, is tirelessly trying to provide for her infant daughter and 12 year-old-son, Amir. A marriage proposal from kind hearted Kazem could be the solution to all of her financial troubles. Unfortunately, as Kazem has a young daughter of his own, tradition dicates that Amir will be unable to live with them.
Hard working widow, Leila, is tirelessly trying to provide for her infant daughter and 12 year-old-son, Amir. A marriage proposal from kind hearted Kazem could be the solution to all of her financial troubles. Unfortunately, as Kazem has a young daughter of his own, tradition dicates that Amir will be unable to live with them.
Sweet Mother (2008)
A story about a black family in a violent city
A story about a black family in a violent city
Your Mother And I (2016)
Johnna's dad changed the world. Or so he says.
Johnna's dad changed the world. Or so he says.
You Are Not My Mother (2021)
In a North Dublin housing estate Char's mother goes missing. When she returns, Char is determined to uncover the truth of her disappearance and unearth the dark secrets of her family.
In a North Dublin housing estate Char's mother goes missing. When she returns, Char is determined to uncover the truth of her disappearance and unearth the dark secrets of her family.
Home truths Intercepted director Oksana Karpovych on aggression and resistance in Ukraine
Bad influence Natasha Henstridge on Cinderella's Revenge
Creating atmospheres Jessica Hausner on Sylvie Testud, Léa Seydoux, Heidi and Lourdes
Making magic Austin Andrews and Andrew Holmes on shooting in remote locations for The Island Between Tides
Just trying to live Sébastien Vanicek on suburban life in France, spiders and Infested
Omar Sy, Lily Gladstone and Eva Green join Gerwig’s jury 22 titles in contention for Cannes Palme d’Or and other prizes
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