Munchausen
DramaComedyHorrormotherdysfunctional familyfamilymother son relationshipmunchausen syndrome by proxyshort filmoff to college
A darkly comedic horror short about maternal possession and the destructive lengths a parent will go to prevent abandonment, grounded in psychological pathology and family dysfunction.
A mother, unable to confront the heartbreak of her son leaving for college, delays his departure by making him sick. Unfortunately, she goes too far.
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