New on Blu-ray: THE DEAD MOTHER / LA MADRE MUERTA (1993)

Product Description: Ismael (Karra Elejalde, Timecrimes) breaks into the house of a fine art restorer and shoots the homeowner dead, leaving her daughter orphaned and traumatized for life. Years later Ismael is working in a bar where he sees the daughter again. Paranoid that she has recognised him and will report him, he kidnaps her and holds her hostage, demanding that her hospital pay a ransom for her release. As he spends more time with her a strange bond develops that causes him to delay the ransom request or fulfil his threats of throwing her in front of a train. But he can't delay forever... A gothic thriller with pitch-black humour that recalls the Coen brothers, Juanma Bajo Ulloa's sophomore feature won a host of prestigious international awards and was a precursor to the Spanish genre explosion.

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Director: Juanma Bajo Ulloa

Starring: Karra Elejalde, Lio, Ramón Barea, Ana Álvarez, Elena Irureta

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Runtime: 112 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Spanish

Studio: Radiance Films

Home Video Release Date: October 10, 2023

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: LPCM 2.0

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4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM, supervised and approved by director Juanma Bajo Ulloa
LIMITED EDITION SOUNDTRACK CD featuring Bingen Mendizábal's sumptuous score [exclusive to the limited edition]
Uncompressed stereo 2.0 audio
Audio commentary by Bajo Ulloa
The Story of La Madre Muerta (20XX, XX mins) a documentary on the making of the film featuring behind-the-scenes images and interviews with the cast and crew
Victor's Kingdom [El reino de Victor] (1989, 38 mins) - Goya Award-winning short film by Ulloa, restored in 4K
Gallery of behind-the-scenes and promotional imagery
Trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Time Tomorrow
Limited edition booklet featuring new writing on the film by Xavier Aldana Reyes, author of Spanish Gothic: National Identity, Collaboration and Cultural Adaptation, and newly translated archival writing by Juanma Bajo Ulloa, co-writer Eduardo Bajo Ulloa and an appreciation by Nacho Vigalondo
Limited edition of 3000 copies, presented in full-height Scanavo packaging with removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of markings