Scary Mother
A Georgian housewife’s long-suppressed writing becomes an unsettling revolt against the domestic identity imposed on her.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- oppressive
- psychologically intense
- unsettling
- quiet evening
- arthouse cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an assured, psychologically unsettling debut distinguished by its lead performance and uncompromising portrait of creative obsession.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Manana abandons the expected role of housewife to pursue the writing she has suppressed for years.
Manana’s family life and household become the intimate spaces through which her creative and psychological crisis is experienced.
Manana’s mental and physical immersion in writing makes her perception increasingly difficult to separate from disturbing reality.
The central dilemma directly pits Manana’s identity as a writer against expectations of family life and self-sacrifice.
Films like Scary Mother, and why
The Piano
shared focus on a woman’s suppressed creative identity, domestic constraints, and psychologically intense self-reinvention
A Room of My Own
shared feminist drama, artistic ambition, and emotionally claustrophobic conflict between social roles and personal desire
Black Swan
shared unsettling psychological portrait of female creativity, obsession, and alienation within intimate domestic spaces
Movie Details
- Director
- Ana Urushadze
- Release Date
- 2017-08-21
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (9)
Cast
- Nato Murvanidze
- Dimitri Tatishvili
- Ramaz Ioseliani
- Avtandil Makharadze
- Darejan Kharshiladze
- Anastasia Chanturaia
- Lasha Gabunia
- Lili Khuriti
- Nana Khuriti
- Luka Nachkebia
Common questions
- What is Scary Mother about?
- A Georgian housewife’s long-suppressed writing becomes an unsettling revolt against the domestic identity imposed on her.
- What is Scary Mother like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Scary Mother as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Scary Mother violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Scary Mother as mild.
- What did critics think of Scary Mother?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an assured, psychologically unsettling debut distinguished by its lead performance and uncompromising portrait of creative obsession.
- Which films are like Scary Mother?
- Films with a similar feel include The Piano, A Room of My Own, and Black Swan.
- How long is Scary Mother?
- Scary Mother runs 107 minutes.
