In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death, in this indie horror film.
One afternoon, a mysterious visitor horrifyingly shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatising the young girl, but also awakening some unique curiosities.
Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a distinctly dark form.
Shot in crisp black and white, the haunting, and at times disturbing, visual compositions of The Eyes of My Mother evoke its protagonist's isolation and illuminate her deeply unbalanced worldview.
Writer/director Nicolas Pesce's feature debut allows us only an elliptical presence in Francisca's world, guiding our imaginations to follow her into peculiar, secret places.
| CHANNEL |
SundanceTV (DStv 108) |
| PREMIERE |
29 October 2017 |
| TIMESLOT |
Sunday, 20h30 |
| REPEATS |
Monday 30 October at 04h40 |