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Airbnb from hell: Scottish hospitality includes kidnapping babies and stolen identities.
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Matriarch (2018)

folk horrorpregnancy nightmarecultish creepiness

Overview

HorrorThriller

A pregnant woman and her husband are taken in by a farmer and his wife after crashing their car in the Scottish countryside. Once inside, they realize their hosts’ daughter is a missing child from the news years earlier. Things take a sinister twist when the farmer and his wife inform the couple they intend to keep their baby once born.

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Content warning
car crashmotheraccidenthusband
maternal controlbodily autonomyfound family as trapgenerational trauma

Standout Aspects

Acting

Julie Hannan's Agnes: terrifying maternal warmth that chills.

Production

Scottish isolation so palpable you'll check your locks.

Best for:Solo: Late-night anxiety spirals with the lights off.·Streaming: Skip the theatre—this intimacy demands your living room dread.
Heads up:Triggers: Pregnancy/birth trauma and forced captivity throughout.·Disturbing: Implied infant harm and psychological torture of expectant mother.
Scott Vickers

Director

Scott Vickers

ReleasedNov 2, 2018
Runtime1h 31m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
New Light Films

Top Cast

Charlie Blackwood

Charlie Blackwood

Rachel Hopkins

Julie Hannan

Julie Hannan

Agnes Fairbairn

Scott Vickers

Scott Vickers

Matt Hopkins

Briony Monroe

Briony Monroe

Faith Fairbairn / Ellie Adams

Thoren Ferguson

Thoren Ferguson

David Fairbairn

Cameron Fulton

Cameron Fulton

Stu

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Scott Vickers also plays Matt, filming his own character's psychological breakdown while directing.

Cultural

The film taps into real Scottish 'bothy' folklore—remote shelters where travelers historically vanished, adding folkloric weight to the farmhouse setting.

YouTube

MATRIARCH (2019) Exclusive Official Trailer HD

MATRIARCH (2019) Exclusive Official Trailer HD

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