Bloody Mama

Bloody Mama

You gotta' believe... You gotta' have faith... But first, you gotta' get rid of the witnesses!

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Release Date

3/24/1970

Runtime

90 mins

Overview

Sexually abused as a young girl, Kate "Ma" Barker grows into a violent and powerful woman by the 1930s. She lovingly dominates her grown sons and grooms them into a pack of tough crooks. The boys include the cruel Herman, who still shares a bed with Ma; Fred, an ex-con who fell in love with a fellow prisoner; and Lloyd, who gets high on whatever's handy. Together they form a deadly, bizarre family of Depression-era bandits.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A brutal descent into a twisted family ecosystem where violence, abuse, and criminality feed one another. This is a film about cycles of damage and how trauma begets tyranny.

Mood

Dread-soakedMournfulClaustrophobicDefiant

Themes

FamilyPowerCrimeCorruption

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Sexual violenceSexual contentGraphic violenceSuicide and self-harm

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