MOTHER

2020 · 127 min · JA · 6.9 (103 votes)

Dir. Tatsushi Ōmori · Starring Masami Nagasawa, Daiken Okudaira, Sadao Abe, Kaho, Sarutoki Minagawa, Taiga Nakano · Music Taro Iwashiro

“She was the world to him.”

Drama

Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to school. Except raising the little half-sister, his rock-bottom life seems to have no end.

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A raw, unflinching look at the crushing weight of poverty and familial dysfunction. It's a harrowing, bleak experience that feels intensely real, leaving you with a profound sense of unease and empathy for those trapped in cycles of abuse.

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