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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…
Box Office
$499K
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 28, 2006
Director
Producer
Music
Studio
Gazteizko Zinema, Sogepaq, Ministerio de Cultura España
Original Title
La madre muerta
Original Language
Spanish
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →K
Karra Elejalde
Ismael López de Matauko
A
Ana Álvarez
Leire
L
Lio
Maite
S
Silvia Marsó
Blanca
E
Elena Irureta
Director Woman
R
Ramón Barea
Night Club Owner
T
Txarly Llorente
Guard
J
José María Sacristán
Nurse
Á
Ángel Plana
Nurse
J
Juanma Bajo Ulloa
Train passenger with guitar (uncredited)
S
Satur Idarreta
Man outside bar (uncredited)
J
Julio Torrecilla
Hospital worker (uncredited)
