Mother Mountain (film)
Mother Mountain | |
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Directed by | Celina Stang |
Written by | Celina Stang |
Produced by | Fran Dobbie Kristen Hodges Stavros Kazantzidis Celina Stang |
Starring | Emilie Cocquerel Fayssal Bazzi Willow Speers Damion Hunter Anne-Louise Lambert |
Cinematography | Radek Ladczuk |
Edited by | Mark Warner |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Mother Mountain is a 2022 Australian film written and directed by Celina Stang.
Plot
Selene and Dean move their family to the base of a sacred mountain looking for a new life.
Cast
- Anne-Louise Lambert as Linda
- Emilie Cocquerel as Selene
- Fayssal Bazzi as Dean
- Pip Miller as Leonard Schwartz
- Willow Speers as Shani
- Dean Kyrwood as Andrew
- Lily Stewart as Matilda
- Damion Hunter as Jonah
- Jarrah Finnerman as Ren
- Steve Kilbey as Stevie
- Jaymie Knight as Cain
- Angeline Penrith as Mary
Reception
Writing in the Weekend Australian David Stratton gave it 3 1/2 stars saying "Tapping into two deeply-held faiths, Jewish and Aboriginal, two races that have suffered appallingly at the hands of Aryans, the film is steeped in cross-cultural themes. Handsomely photographed by Radek Ladczuk and confidently acted by the entire cast, this is a fresh and distinctive local production."
Jim Schembri gave it 3 stars calling it "A well-directed, intimate domestic drama, dramatically solid with a raft of good turns and a lovely location shoot".
Paul Malone reviewed it for AustralianCATHOLICS, concluding that it was "Striking to look at, emotionally involving, and challenging."