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Umma

A mother's love never dies

20225.31h 23m

Overview

Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.

Directed by Iris K. Shim
Written by Iris K. Shim
Produced by Zainab Azizi, Sam Raimi
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $2.1M

Top Cast

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Amanda

Fivel Stewart

Fivel Stewart

Chris

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Danny

Odeya Rush

Odeya Rush

River

MeeWha Alana Lee

MeeWha Alana Lee

Umma

Tom Yi

Tom Yi

Mr. Kang

Themes & Keywords

farmeast asian leaddeath of mothermotherhoodwoman directorkorean americanmother daughter relationshipkorean

About Umma

Umma is a horror, mystery film released in 2022 exploring themes of farm, east asian lead, death of mother, motherhood, woman director, korean american. Directed by Iris K. Shim, it stars Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, Dermot Mulroney. Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.

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