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The Eyes of My Mother

R Released Dec 2, 2016 1h 16m Horror Drama TRAILER for The Eyes of My Mother: Trailer 2 List
78% Tomatometer 101 Reviews 57% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings
Francisca (Kika Magalhaes) has been unfazed by death from an early age because her mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, imbued her with a thorough understanding of the human anatomy. When tragedy shatters her family's idyllic life in the countryside, her deep trauma gradually awakens some unique curiosities. As she grows up, her desire to connect with the world around her takes a distinctly dark form. Read More Read Less
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The Eyes of My Mother uses a shocking trauma to fuel a hauntingly hypnotic odyssey whose nightmarish chill lingers long after the closing credits.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas The Blue Lenses The Eyes of My Mother is an insightful, meaningful, and exquisitely beautiful horror film, and undoubtedly one of the genre's most important offerings of 2016. Aug 25, 2018 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times The running time - or lack thereof - is a problem, but this otherwise perfectly ghoulish exercise marks Nicolas Pesce and his crew as talents to keep track of. Rated: 4/5 Apr 26, 2017 Full Review Dan Einav Little White Lies Watching Nicolas Pesce's insipid The Eyes of My Mother, it's clear that some directors should make sure they've mastered the basics before they try to do something new within the genre. Rated: 2/5 Mar 27, 2017 Full Review Kristy Strouse Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying The Eyes of My Mother is really one of a kind. Each scene is meticulously crafted, and it is one where the chilling atmosphere lives in you. A unique directorial debut that shouldn't be overlooked. Oct 29, 2022 Full Review Jason Adams My New Plaid Pants A bedtime freak-out fairy-tale for the genuinely disturbed Jan 14, 2022 Full Review Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts The way it twists and turns and follows this child's life as she leads into adulthood is very sickly entertaining. Rated: 7/10 Apr 28, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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J. T Twisted and beautifully brutal. Subtle, unsubtle, and unsettling. Pesce put to film an evil romance with loneliness that's portrayed by conditioned reality into an unconsciousness acceptance. Like salt to chocolate. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Megan K I saw this movie many years ago now, but I still vividly remember one of the first scenes in this movie, and it makes me cringe. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/16/24 Full Review Robert T It didn't go anywhere, wouldn't recommend watching it to anyone. Terribly disappointing. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/24 Full Review Cat K An attempt at using shock value to wow the viewer but it's just another serial-killer-esque romp done in poor taste that imparts no reward to the viewer. A thorough waste of time. Even its short runtime doesn't earn my forgiveness. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review Onia T This is a unique movie. You don't see any Gore and there's no jump scares. But by the end, I didn't really know how to feel and I don't like movies that just abruptly and like this one did. I think it's good to put on before you go to bed but it's not something you'd re-watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/10/23 Full Review KerryWhite's S Rating: 6/10. 63/100 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Francisca (Kika Magalhaes) has been unfazed by death from an early age because her mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, imbued her with a thorough understanding of the human anatomy. When tragedy shatters her family's idyllic life in the countryside, her deep trauma gradually awakens some unique curiosities. As she grows up, her desire to connect with the world around her takes a distinctly dark form.
Director
Nicolas Pesce
Producer
Max Born, Schuyler Weiss, Jacob Wasserman
Screenwriter
Nicolas Pesce
Distributor
Magnet Releasing
Production Co
Magnet Releasing, Magnolia Pictures, Tandem Pictures, Borderline Films
Rating
R (Disturbing Violent Content|Disturbing Violent Behavior|Brief Nudity)
Genre
Horror, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 2, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.1K
Runtime
1h 16m
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