The Mother of Tears
“What you see does not exist. What you cannot see is truth.”
An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dramatically, while several mysterious, evil-looking young women coming from all over the world are gathering in the city. All these events are caused by the return of Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who have been spreading terror and death for centuries. Alone against an army of psychos and demons, Sarah Mandy, an art student who seems to have supernatural abilities of her own, is the only person left to prevent the Mother of Tears from destroying Rome.
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Cast
21 people
Asia Argento
Sarah Mandy
Known for
xXx
Land of the Dead
Cristian Solimeno
Detective Enzo Marchi
Known for
The English
Guilt
Adam James
Michael Pierce
Known for
Band of Brothers
The Day of the Jackal
Moran Atias
Mater Lachrymarum
Known for
24: Legacy
Tyrant
Valéria Cavalli
Marta Colussi
Known for
A Perfect Man
Double Team
Philippe Leroy
Guglielmo De Witt
Known for
Le Trou
The Night Porter
Daria Nicolodi
Elisa Mandy
Known for
Deep Red
Phenomena
Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni
Giselle Mares
Known for
Demons 2
Opera
Udo Kier
Father Johannes
Known for
Hunters
Blade
Robert Madison
Detective Lissoni
Known for
Di4ries
Leonardo
Jun Ichikawa
Katerina
Known for
Citadel: Diana
The Art of Happiness
Silvia Rubino
Elga
Also in
The Nest of the Turtledove
Squad Team
Dario Argento Director · Jace Anderson Writer Adam Gierasch Writer
Worldwide gross $3.1M · Budget $3.5M · United States release June 6, 2008
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$3,119,957
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Film Commission Torino Piemonte
Production
Myriad Pictures
Production
Opera Film Produzione
Production
Medusa Film
Production
Sky Cinema
Production
Italy · United States
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Original title
La terza madre
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 6, 2007
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Italy · October 31, 2007
Theatrical
United States · June 6, 2008
Limited theatrical
Brazil
June 11, 2008 · Physical · DVD
France
September 16, 2008 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Italy
October 24, 2007 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
Japan
February 28, 2009 · Digital
United Kingdom
April 28, 2008 · Physical · DVD
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