Mama (2013)
Mama is the 2013 feature-length adaptation of Andy Muschietti's horror short film of the same name. It follows a pair of little girls, Victoria and Lilly, who get adopted by a supernatural spirit. When their uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend Annabel (Jessica Chastain) intervene, they realize that helping the feral children is no easy task.
Mama
- Director
- Andres Muschietti
- Release Date
- February 21, 2013
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Jessica Chastain , Isabelle Nélisse , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
- Writers
- Andres Muschietti
- Runtime
- 100minutes
- Budget
- $15 million
Summary
Mama is the 2013 feature-length adaptation of Andy Muschietti's horror short film of the same name. It follows a pair of little girls, Victoria and Lilly, who get adopted by a supernatural spirit. When their uncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and his girlfriend Annabel (Jessica Chastain) intervene, they realize that helping the feral children is no easy task.
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