Mutter – The Diary of a Mother (türkische OmeU) // 40. Fantasy Filmfest // Deutschlandpremiere

When Gül goes into labor during a car ride, it quickly becomes clear that something is growing inside her that defies the natural order. Bleeding, she gives birth to a creature so horrifying that even her husband flees. Left behind is a mother scarred by the birth and bound to a child whose cries echo through the forest. Cut off from everyday life and society, Gül tries to preserve a sense of normality that no longer exists.

MUTTER: THE DIARY OF A MOTHER portrays motherhood as a feverish state of exception, in which care, instinct, and physical deterioration become inseparable. With the surreal nightmare quality of ERASERHEAD and the profound isolation of DANCER IN THE DARK, it unfolds as a modern myth of unsettling beauty. Evocative imagery, misty landscapes, and Hazar Ergüçlü’s devastatingly intense performance give shape to a love that no longer fears any abyss.