Director: Aaron Burns
Writer(s): Aaron Burns
Starring: Ignacia Allamand, Cristobal Tapia Montt, Nicolás Durán, Daniela Ramírez, Aida. Matías Bassi, Elvira Cristi
Synopsis: Diana Prieto is pregnant and taking care of her autistic son Martin has become overwhelming. She has no one to help her while her husband Tomas spends months working in Asia. Diana’s at her breaking point with Martin when Luz, a gifted caregiver from the Philippines, steps in to help. Martin quickly begins improving under Luz’s supervision, but Diana’s worried that he’s only being taught to speak Filipino. Diana begins to suspect that Luz is using the language barrier and voodoo to turn Martin against Diana and into something far more sinister…
Release Date: November 4, 2016 (Mexico) | Length: 95 min | Genre: Thriller | MPAA Rating: Unknown
Premiered at the Morbido Film Fest in 2016 and SXSW in March 2017. Netflix acquired the global streaming rights to “Madre” with an end of 2017 release eyed.