The Dead Mother (1993)

La madre muerta

Killing is as easy as stealing candy from a baby.

111 min★ 6.9 · 1,420 votes

• Drama
• Thriller

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…

Release date

November 5, 1993

Country of origin

Spain

Box office

$498,604