Seventeen-year-old Kim lives with her emotionally distant mother, mute younger brother, and strangers hiding in a secret room in their apartment at the Baltic coast. Vietnamese migrants regularly pass through their home as her mother, a key figure in a criminal network, runs human trafficking operations. When her mother's associate Luc defects to start a rival operation, Kim seizes her chance to prove herself to her mother. She navigates her first romance while entering a clandestine family business. As her good intentions drag her into a dark and brutal underworld that contradicts her sensitive nature, Kim begins to question the true costs of earning respect by crossing her own boundaries.
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Tuyen Do
Known for
Shadow and Bone
The Ones Below
Viet Pham
Luc
Known for
The Island
The Door-to-Door Bookstore
Trang Le Hong
Mai
Known for
We Are Young. We Are Strong.
Long Dang Ngoc
Also in
Made in Germany
Obst & Gemüse
Benjamin Kramme
Baos Teacher
Known for
Gundermann
Artur Andrzejczuk
Paszek
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Nadine Rosemann
Also in
Young Doctors
SOKO Wismar
Yung Ngo
Dr.Cao
Known for
Dogs of Berlin
The Recruit
Lissy-Marie Nguyen
Kim
No other roles listed
Marlon Minh-Hai Leyck
Matthäus
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Alison Kuhn Director · Christian Dellacher Composer Jan Mayntz Cinematographer
First release November 18, 2026 · Produced in Germany · Languages German, Vietnamese
Production
Schiwago Film
Production
Tidewater Pictures
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Germany
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Original title
Die Matriarchin
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Vietnamese
Release dates
Estonia · November 18, 2026
Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
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