The Mother of Tears

The Mother of Tears

What you see does not exist. What you cannot see is truth.

Directed by Dario Argento

Produced by Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Myriad Pictures

2007102 min4.5 / 10

A visceral supernatural horror film centered on ancient witchcraft, demonic possession, and graphic violence, where a lone protagonist must confront an otherworldly evil threatening an entire city.

An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dramatically, while several mysterious, evil-looking young women coming from all over the world are gathering in the city. All these events are caused by the return of Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who have been spreading terror and death for centuries. Alone against an army of psychos and demons, Sarah Mandy, an art student who seems to have supernatural abilities of her own, is the only person left to prevent the Mother of Tears from destroying Rome.

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  • Is The Mother of Tears violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is The Mother of Tears scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is The Mother of Tears easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does The Mother of Tears end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Mother of Tears sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity42

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Surprise4

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