The Mother of Tears

The Mother of Tears

What you see does not exist. What you cannot see is truth.

R 2007 · 102 min · ★ 4.5 · Horror

An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dramatically, while several mysterious, evil-looking young women coming from all over the world are gathering in the city. All these events are caused by the return of Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who have been spreading terror and death for centuries. Alone against an army of psychos and demons, Sarah Mandy, an art student who seems to have supernatural abilities of her own, is the only person left to prevent the Mother of Tears from destroying Rome.

Directed by Dario Argento · Written by Dario Argento

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Asia Argento Sarah Mandy
Cristian Solimeno Detective Enzo Marchi
Adam James Michael Pierce
Moran Atias Mater Lachrymarum
Valéria Cavalli Marta Colussi
Philippe Leroy Guglielmo De Witt
Daria Nicolodi Elisa Mandy
Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni Giselle Mares
Udo Kier Father Johannes
Robert Madison Detective Lissoni
Jun Ichikawa Katerina
Silvia Rubino Elga

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