The Dead Mother (1993)

overview : 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 : Nov 05, 1993

Runtime : 1h 52m

Genre : Drama  Crime  

Companies : Gazteizko Zinema, Sogepaq, Diputación Foral de Álava, Ministerio de Cultura España

Countries : Spain

Keywords : kidnapping, murder