# Mother Night (1996)

> A morally haunted American propagandist must confront the consequences of performing Nazism while secretly serving his own country.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12244

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Keith Gordon
- Cast: Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, Bernard Behrens, Anna Berger, Arye Gross, Norman Rodway, Frankie Faison
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117093/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: morally unsettling, discordant, paranoid, serious historical viewing, literary adaptation night

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