FILM REVIEW - Mother

Description:
Widowed for a long time, a mother lives alone with her only son. He is a shy and quiet young man. In the aftermath of a terrible murder, the woman's hopless, helpless son becomes the prime suspect. There is no real evidence against him, but the police throw groundless suspicion at him simply because their is no way he can prove innocene. Eager to close the case, the police are happy with their cursory investigation and arrest the boy. His defense attorney turns out to be incompetent and unreliable, making a
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2009 Festival de Cannes Un Certain Regard 2009 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 Toronto International Film Festival Special Presentations