Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.
Practical Effects
Mama's contorted design—practical effects over CGI, blessedly.
Acting
The feral girls are genuinely unsettling; no cute kid acting here.
Cinematography
Dreamy decay—moths, shadows, and that wallpaper.
Director
Andy Muschietti
Jessica Chastain
Annabel
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Lucas Desange
Megan Charpentier
Victoria Desange
Isabelle Nélisse
Lilly Desange
Daniel Kash
Dr. Dreyfuss
Melina Matthews
Mama (voice)
Morgan McGarry
Young Victoria
Javier Botet
Mama (body)
Jane Moffat
Jean Podolski / Mama (Voice)
David Fox
Burnsie
Dominic Cuzzocrea
Ron
Julia Chantrey
Nina
Ray Kahnert
Judge
Christopher Marren
Cop
Matthew Edison
Young Cop
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The short film that inspired Mama (also by Muschietti) impressed del Toro so much he called within hours of watching it.
Mama's design was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 'Lenore' and 19th-century spiritualist photography—explaining her stretched, desperate silhouette.
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