Madres

Madres

2021 · 83 min · EN · NR · 5.8 (80 votes)
Dir. Ryan Zaragoza · Starring Ariana Guerra, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Elpidia Carrillo, Robert Larriviere, Kerry Cahill, Jason Bayle

Fear grows inside.

Horror

A Mexican-American couple expecting their first child relocate to a migrant farming community in 1970's California. When the wife begins to experience strange symptoms and terrifying visions, she tries to determine if it's related to a legendary curse or something more nefarious.

VIBE

This film feels like a creeping dread, a slow descent into paranoia set against a sun-baked, isolated landscape. It’s a deeply unsettling, atmospheric experience that burrows under your skin, exploring primal fears tied to new life and old curses.

unsettlingdread-soakedatmosphericclaustrophobicslow-burnfolk horrorperiod pieceslow-burn horrorpregnancysuperstitionisolationcultural identity
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