The Dead Mother
6.9
“Killing is as easy as stealing candy from a baby.”
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…
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Cast
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Karra Elejalde
Ismael López de Matauko
Known for
Timecrimes
Below Zero
José Sacristán
Nurse
Known for
Velvet
Magical Girl
Ana Álvarez
Leire
Also in
Sin tetas no hay paraíso
Cha Cha Chá
Lio
Maite
Known for
Itinerary of a Spoiled Child
Mariages!
Silvia Marsó
Blanca
Known for
Merlí. Sapere Aude
Elena Irureta
Director Woman
Known for
Patria
A Perfect Story
Ramón Barea
Night Club Owner
Known for
Don't Listen
From Tomorrow
Gregoria Mangas
Mrs. Millas
No other roles listed
Marisol Sáez
Mother
No other roles listed
Raquel Santamaría
Leire (child)
No other roles listed
Txarly Llorente
Guard
No other roles listed
Pako Pekao
Gypsy man
No other roles listed
Juanma Bajo Ulloa Director · Eduardo Bajo Ulloa Writer Bingen Mendizábal Composer
Worldwide gross $499K · First release November 5, 1993 · Produced in Spain
Box office
Worldwide gross
$498,604
Production
Gazteizko Zinema
Production
Sogepaq
Production
Ministerio de Cultura España
Production
Diputación Foral de Álava
Production
Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La madre muerta
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · November 5, 1993
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
United Kingdom
March 1, 1996 · Theatrical
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