
Mater Mortis
2021-01-25 · 15 min · Not rated
Mater Mortis is a short narrative film that asks what the limits of family bonds are under the weight of illness. Rajan must care for his mother, now afflicted with a condition that makes her the living dead. Relations between Rajan and his father fray as tensions rise to a head in this meditation on family, disease, and the right to life or death.
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- Directors
- Rishi Gandhi
- Production companies
- Studio Tusk LLC
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 12,000
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