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Motherhood

2022 · 116 min Drama Mystery
7.4 / 10 · TMDB

Sayaka, a high school student, takes her own life, leaving behind a void of unanswered questions. On the surface, her family life appeared normal, her mother Rumiko loving and attentive. Yet, beneath this facade lies a more complex truth. As mother and daughter revisit the same past incidents through memory, their narratives diverge dramatically. The film meticulously dissects the fragile fabric of family recollection, where truth fractures into subjective experience, and maternal devotion casts long, ambiguous shadows.

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Original Title 母性
Year 2022
Country Japan
Genre Drama, Mystery
Director Ryuichi Hiroki
Runtime 116 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.4/10 (12 votes)

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The director crafts a tense psychological study where the past becomes a battleground of competing truths. The camera lingers on faces, capturing the subtle tremors of deception or sudden clarity.

What lingers after the credits is not a clear answer, but the unsettling resonance of how love and memory can become instruments of silent violence. A film that holds a dark mirror to the stories families tell themselves. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Ryuichi Hiroki

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The stifling quiet of a tidy home, memories tinged with sepia and regret.

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