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Mutter: The Diary of a Mother

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On the fog-drenched Black Sea coast, a woman gives birth to a being that defies nature. As her body and mind begin to unravel, love becomes both her devotion and her disease. MUTTER is an intimate fever dream of motherhood, grief, and transformation -- a modern folk parable where tenderness and terror share the same frame.

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Daniel Kurland Bloody Disgusting 2d
3.5/5
Alphan Eseli’s Mutter is a modern folk horror film on motherhood that explore separation anxiety, legacy, and transformative grief through a surreal lens that also succeeds as a one-of-a-kind creature feature. Go to Full Review Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana What a Scream Podcast 2d
5/5
Mutter: The Diary of a Mother is an extensively intelligent and gripping exploration of the pain behind a mother’s eyes. Go to Full Review Norman Gidney HorrorBuzz 2d
8/10
An unrelenting piece of work. Go to Full Review Chad Collins Dread Central 3d
4/5
Revulsion and maternal instincts propel Mutter: The Diary of a Mother forward, rendering it one of the year’s most striking and heartbreaking horror movies. Go to Full Review Rebecca Sayce FILMHOUNDS Magazine 3d
4/5
Mutter is a monstrous portrayal of motherhood that will creep under your skin and tear your heart to shreds. Go to Full Review Kat Hughes THN 3d
4/5
Mutter: The Diary of a Mother has the audience in the palm of its hand from moment one and never loosens its grasp. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Alphan Eseli

Director

Hazar Ergüçlü

Actor

Güven Kiraç

Actor

Erdeniz Kurucan

Actor

Ulvi Kahyaoglu

Actor

Cansu Firinci

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Movie Info

Synopsis On the fog-drenched Black Sea coast, a woman gives birth to a being that defies nature. As her body and mind begin to unravel, love becomes both her devotion and her disease. MUTTER is an intimate fever dream of motherhood, grief, and transformation -- a modern folk parable where tenderness and terror share the same frame.
Director
Alphan Eseli
Producer
Alphan Eseli, Omer Atay
Screenwriter
Alphan Eseli
Production Co
Seventyfour Films
Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Turkish