Mother Mountain is a 2022 Australian film written and directed by Celina Stang.[1]
| Mother Mountain | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Plot
editSelene and Dean move their family to the base of a sacred mountain looking for a new life.[2]
Cast
edit- 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
editWriting 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."[3]
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".[4]
Paul Malone reviewed it for Australian CATHOLICS, concluding that it was "Striking to look at, emotionally involving, and challenging."[5]
References
edit- ^ Abelsohn, Jessica (9 May 2022), "Facing your demons with Mother Mountain", The Australian Jewish News
- ^ Medlicott, Jeanne (10 March 2022), "Cannes winner Mother Mountain premieres at Melbourne Jewish International Film Festival", The Canberra Times
- ^ Stratton, David (30 April 2022), "Keeping faith with mysticism", The Weekend Australian
- ^ Schembri, Jim (11 May 2022), "Review", jimschembri.com
- ^ Malone, Paul (10 May 2022), "Mother Mountain", AustralianCATHOLICS