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Matriarchy

Synopsis

A disturbed mother distorts her adult son’s views of reality, locking him under a set of specific rules designed to keep him from leaving the home. Unable to leave and forced to undertake ritualistic tasks and tests, the son’s patience wears thin. His innate curiosity is heightened with the mental deterioration of his grandmother and the discovery of an unusual man in the basement, which threatens to disrupt the unnatural equilibrium that has formed within the home.

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Features
Running time
94 min
Director
Tom Hutt, Will Hutt
Producer
Tom Hutt, Will Hutt
Executive Producer
Malcolm Lindley
Editor
Tom Hutt, Will Hutt
Screenwriter
Tom Hutt, Will Hutt
Director of Photography
Tom Hutt, Will Hutt
Sound
Guido Lerner
Composer
Amir Konjani
Principal cast
Louis Hall, Emily Swain, Rosalind Stockwell, Eddie Mann
Make-up Artist
Abi Lawrence
Boom Operator
Josh Ward
2nd Assistant Camera
Dom Byrom

Genre

Horror Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Picpoul Films Ltd

7 Gladeside Barhill
Cambridge
CB23 8DY

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