The Dead Mother
Killing is as easy stealing candy from a baby.
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…
- Year: 1993
- Country: Spain
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Studio: Gazteizko Zinema, Sogepaq, Diputación Foral de Álava, Ministerio de Cultura España
- Keyword: kidnapping, murder
- Director: Juanma Bajo Ulloa
- Cast: Karra Elejalde, Ana Álvarez, Lio, Silvia Marsó, Elena Irureta, Ramón Barea