Umma (2022)
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.
- Phil DeSanti
- Iris K. Shim
- Iris K. Shim
Rating: 5.4/10 by 289 users
Alternative Title:
엄마 - KR
オンマ 呪縛 - JP
אומה - IL
Umma - US
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
한국어/조선말
Runtime: 01 hour 23 minutes
Budget: $3,000,000
Revenue: $2,100,000
Plot Keyword: farm, east asian lead, death of mother, motherhood, woman director, korean american, mother daughter relationship, korean
This shares many problems that I hear people calling out IT COMES AT NIGHT for having. It doesn't flesh out its themes substantially, lacks scene-to-scene momentum and overall narrative drive, unprompted horror sequences with no apparent purpose, etc. I think this just needed a more concrete plot and more scenes with the central duo actually interacting (COVID-19 restrictions maybe caused a lack of this?). It is disappointing and a bit of a slog, but not without some good vision behind it. Some of the horror sequences utilize imagery and blocking in a pretty great way, and the scenes centered on Fivel Stewart's character have a much clearer sense of tone and purpose.
