The primacy that it places on its dopamine drip of dread undercuts whatever genuine commitment it might have toward mental illness and trauma.
You Are Not My Mother
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Ireland · 2022
1h 33m
Director Kate Dolan
Starring Hazel Doupe, Carolyn Bracken, Jordanne Jones, Florence Adebamo
Genre Horror, Thriller
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A young woman's mother goes missing and then returns with a different personality.
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The frights are muted, but the air of dread that hangs over Irish writer-director Kate Dolan’s debut feature makes it an immersive experience, one anybody with “mother issues” will quickly identify with.
For much of its impressive duration, Dolan’s film blurs the line between family friction, bipolar disorder and the supernatural.
With striking scares, moody atmosphere, and impressive performances, You Are Not My Mother gradually reveals itself to be a wicked, wicked work of horror, with perhaps only a few unanswered questions holding it back from true greatness.
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