Thursday, June 23, 2022
I️ Am Mother
After an extinction event, an automatic bunker activates to repopulate humanity. A robot named Mother grows a human embryo from its cryo chambers & cares for her over several years. Mother is practicing being a good mother as she raises this child which she calls Daughter. Daughter is now an inquisitive teenager learning complex moral & ethical lessons so she can pass her exam. Then one day, a wounded woman (Hilary Swank) outside comes to ask for help. Against Mother’s wishes Daughter allows the woman in & thus creates a conflict. Daughter struggles to believe what each of these 2 mother figures are telling her. Before the truths are revealed, can you deduce who is lying & why? This post-apocalyptic film is about motherhood.
Alien gives it 2½ “APX 03” stars out of 4.
