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The Mother of Tears

The Mother of Tears

What you see does not exist. What you cannot see is truth.

20074.51h 42m

Overview

An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dramatically, while several mysterious, evil-looking young women coming from all over the world are gathering in the city. All these events are caused by the return of Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who have been spreading terror and death for centuries. Alone against an army of psychos and demons, Sarah Mandy, an art student who seems to have supernatural abilities of her own, is the only person left to prevent the Mother of Tears from destroying Rome.

Directed by Dario Argento
Written by Jace Anderson, Dario Argento, Walter Fasano
Produced by Claudio Argento, Dario Argento, Marina Berlusconi
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $3.1M

Top Cast

Asia Argento

Asia Argento

Sarah Mandy

Cristian Solimeno

Cristian Solimeno

Detective Enzo Marchi

Adam James

Adam James

Michael Pierce

Moran Atias

Moran Atias

Mater Lachrymarum

Valéria Cavalli

Valéria Cavalli

Marta Colussi

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

Guglielmo De Witt

Daria Nicolodi

Daria Nicolodi

Elisa Mandy

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni

Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni

Giselle Mares

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Father Johannes

Robert Madison

Robert Madison

Detective Lissoni

Themes & Keywords

witchsacrificerome, italycoffinculturnparanormaltorturebody mutilation

About The Mother of Tears

The Mother of Tears is a horror film released in 2007 exploring themes of witch, sacrifice, rome, italy, coffin, cult, urn. Directed by Dario Argento, it stars Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James. An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dramatically, while several mysterious, evil-looking young women coming from all over the world are gathering in the city. All these events are caused by the return of Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who have been spreading terror and death for centuries. Alone against an army of psychos and demons, Sarah Mandy, an art student who seems to have supernatural abilities of her own, is the only person left to prevent the Mother of Tears from destroying Rome.

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