"Mother of Flies" follows a father and his teenage daughter who embark on a quest into the woods after traditional cancer treatments fail. The narrative intertwines their emotional struggles with themes of death and healing. The family behind the film, known for their unique DIY filmmaking, channels personal experiences into storytelling. The film emphasizes metaphysical reflections and the complexities of life and mortality as the father and daughter engage in rituals with a local witch who holds the promise of a cure.
"Mother of Flies" might well be their most assured, and also their most personal. Drawing from the emotional wounds of the family's recent real-life battle with cancer.
A three-day jaunt deep into the woods for a father, Jake, and his teenage daughter, Mickey, the latter of whom is dying of unknown cancer.
Chemo and radiation have done nothing, so in desperation, the pair journey to the woodland home of the local witch Solveig, who promises to cure her illness.
From its opening minutes, "Mother of Flies" is a somber, meditative chamber piece, albeit one soaked in wood and blood and philosophical musings on the nature of death.
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