The Monitor

The Monitor

How far would you go for the one you love?

201193 min5.8 / 10

A tense psychological study of maternal trauma and obsessive protection, where a mother's surveillance of her son becomes a window into her fractured psyche.

Oslo, Norway. After living a traumatic experience, Anna and her son Anders move into a huge apartment building. Feeling constantly terrified and insecure, Anna buys a babycall to monitor Anders while he sleeps.

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