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The Dead Mother

  • November 5, 1993
  • 112 min.
  • Drama, Crime, Thriller
  • Spain
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…

Original title: La madre muerta

4

nominations

25%

winning rate

1

win

Goya Awards #8 - 1994

Award People Status
Best Directing Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Best Cinematography Javier Aguirresarobe
Best Film Editing Pablo Blanco
Best Special Effects Hipólito Cantero Winner

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