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Lilly, a 40-year old politician who fights against immigration, returns to the family house to take care of her elderly mother Hanna who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. During her stay, she discovers a hidden side of her mother’s early history.
Acting
Pinoy's fragmented presence haunts every frame.
Writing
Political rhetoric weaponized against family intimacy.
Director
Eyas Almokdad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's Dutch formulation ('Mother Daughter') deliberately omits the possessive, mirroring how Alzheimer's dissolves relational boundaries.
Director Almokdad filmed in his own grandmother's house; the production design uses her actual unlabeled photographs, some of which even he couldn't identify.
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