Dead Mother 04/24 Blu-ray (Rental)

Product Description “LA MADRE MUERTA” Ismael (Karra Elejalde, Timecrimes) 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... A gothic thriller with pitch-black humour that recalls the Coen brothers, Juanma Bajo Ulloa's sophomore feature won a host of prestigious international awards and was a precursor to the Spanish genre explosion. BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES: 4K restoration of the film supervised and approved by director Juanma Bajo Ulloa Uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio Audio commentary by Bajo Ulloa The Story of La Madre Muerta - a documentary on the making of the film featuring behind-the-scenes images and interviews with the cast and crew Victor's Kingdom [El reino de Victor] (1989, 38 mins) Goya Award-winning short film by Ulloa, restored in 4K Gallery of behind-the-scenes and promotional imagery Trailer Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow Limited Edition booklet featuring new writing on the film by Xavier Aldana Reyes, author of Spanish Gothic: National Identity, Collaboration and Cultural Adaptation, and newly translated archival writing by Juanma Bajo Ulloa, co-writer Eduardo Bajo Ulloa and an appreciation by Nacho Vigalond. Limited Edition Soundtrack CD featuring Bingen Mendizábal's sumptuous score Limited Edition (only 3000 copies), presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of markings Review Bajo Ulloa is a master story teller and clearly on top of his game here. 'La Madre Muerta' is a true gem of a film, one that shocks and compels and remains every bit as vital a piece of work today as it must have been the day it was released. --Todd Brown, Screen Anarchy Sumptuously shot in ravishing painterly hues of crimson blood red, earth brown and twilight blue, this film sets up and explores a compelling set of relationships between its protagonists and achieves a series of riveting suspense set pieces. --Jeremy Clarke, What’s on in London A sick but haunting Spanish thriller. --Anne Billson, Sunday Telegraph Top Similar From the Brand Reviews The Dead Mother