I Am Mother - Wikipedia

I Am Mother is a 2019 Australian science fiction thriller film directed by Grant Sputore, from a screenplay by Michael Lloyd Green, based on a story by both ... IAmMother FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2019AustraliansciencefictionthrillerfilmbyGrantSputore IAmMotherOfficialNetflixreleaseposterDirectedbyGrantSputoreScreenplaybyMichaelLloydGreenStoryby MichaelLloydGreen GrantSputore Producedby TimothyWhite KelvinMunro Starring ClaraRugaard RoseByrne HilarySwank CinematographySteveAnnisEditedbySeanLahiff[1]Musicby DanLuscombe AntonyPartos Productioncompanies PenguinEmpire SouthernLightFilms MisterSmithEntertainment EndeavorContent[2] DistributedbyNetflix(selectmarkets)[a]Releasedates 25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)(Sundance) 7 June 2019 (2019-06-07)(Australia) Runningtime113minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglish IAmMotherisa2019AustraliansciencefictionthrillerfilmdirectedbyGrantSputore,fromascreenplaybyMichaelLloydGreen,basedonastorybyboth.StarringClaraRugaard,LukeHawker,RoseByrne,andHilarySwank,thefilmfollowsDaughter,agirlinapost-apocalypticbunker,beingraisedbyMother,arobotaidingtherepopulationofEarth.ThefilmhaditsworldpremiereattheSundanceFilmFestivalon25January2019.Netflixreleaseditinseveralcountrieson7June2019. Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Productionandrelease 4Reception 4.1Accolades 5References 6Externallinks Plot[edit] Afteranextinctionevent,anautomatedbunkerthatisdesignedtorepopulatehumanityactivates.ArobotnamedMother(RoseByrne)growsahumanembryoandcaresforheroverseveralyears.Mothersayssheneedspracticebeingagoodparentbeforegrowingmore.About38yearslater,[3]ateenagegirlnamedDaughter(ClaraRugaard)fixesMother'shand.MotherteachesDaughtercomplexmoralandethicallessons,warningheraboutanupcomingexam.Duringapoweroutage,Daughtercapturesamouseandfixestheelectricalmalfunctionitcaused.WhenMotherpowersup,sheincineratesthemouseinafurnaceoverDaughter‘sobjections.Motherexplainsthatsurfacecontaminationmakescontactwiththeoutsideworldpotentiallylethal. Daughterbecomesincreasinglycuriousabouttheoutsideworld.Whileexploringthebunker'sairlock,Daughterhearsawoundedwoman(HilarySwank)begforassistanceoutside.Daughteropenstheairlockbutmakesthewomanputonahazmatsuit.MotherpowersupandsprintstowardthemasDaughterhidesthewoman.DaughtertellsMothershewascuriousabouttheoutsideworld.Motherreiteratesherwarnings.AfterDaughterisdecontaminated,MotherinsiststhatDaughterpreparesfortheexam. OnceMotherleaves,Daughterconfiscatesafirearmfromthewoman'sbelongings.Daughterbecomesagitatedwhenthewomanremoveshersuittodrinkwatershehasbrought.Thewomansaysthereisnocontamination.Uponrealizingthereisarobotinthebunker,thewomanaggressivelydemandsDaughterreturnherfirearm.Frightened,Daughtercallsout.Motherdisarmsthewomanafterbeingshot.Daughterpleadsforthewoman'slife.Motheragreestohelpthewomanandtakeshertotheinfirmary.WhenthewomanrefusesMother'shelp,Motherlocksherthere.MotherasksDaughtertogainthewoman'strustsotheycanhelpothersurvivors. ThewomansaysrobotslikeMotherhuntforsurvivors.DaughterfindsMotherandapologizesforlettingthewomanin,andMotherasksthewomanaboutsurvivors.Thewoman,nowsufferingfromsepsis,againrefusesMother'shelp,soDaughterperformssurgery.Asthewomanrecovers,sheandDaughterbondwhileMotherobservesthem.Thewomansayssurvivorsliveinamine,andeachinvitestheothertostaywiththem.MotherinterruptsthemtotellDaughtertotakeherexam.Astheyleave,Mothersaysthewomanhasliedaboutbeingshotbyarobot;theprojectileisnotacalibreusedbyrobotsandmatchesthatofherownfirearm.DespiteMother'sprodding,Daughtersaysnothingaboutthesurvivors.Aftertakingtheexam,whichinvolvespsychologicaltesting,MotherrewardsDaughterbylettingherchooseanembryotogrow. Daughterconfrontsthewoman,whoadviseshertocheckthebulletsherself.UsingMother'sbrokenhandtobypassthesecurity,Daughterlearnsthebulletsdonotmatch.Investigatingfurther,sherealizesMothergrewotherembryosbeforeherandhas"aborted"atleastoneofthemforsuboptimalexamresults.Daughtermakestheconnectionthatshewasnotthefirstembryobecauseofheridentificationcode,APX03.Itisrevealedthatthefirsttwofemaleembryos'identificationcodeswereAPX01andAPX02,[4]the"aborted"childwasAPX02.Shethenfindsthejawofanincineratedhumaninthesamefurnacefrombefore.Daughteragreestoleavewiththewoman,butMotherstopsthemandlocksDaughterinaroom.AsMothertorturesthewomanforinformationonsurvivors,Daughterbreaksoutoftheroom,setsoffafirealarm,andjoinsthewoman.Toescape,thewomantakesDaughterhostageandforcesMothertoopentheairlock.Thoughupset,Daughterfollowsthewomanacrossadesolatewasteland,avoidingrobots,someofwhichseemtobeterraformingtheplanet.Sheishorrifiedtofindthatthewomanlivesaloneandfledthemineyearsago,allegingtherearenoothersurvivors. Daughterreturnstothebunker,whichisnowguardedbyrobots,whichletherpass.AftercoaxingDaughtertosetdownherweapon,MotherallowsDaughtertoholdhernewbornbrother.Motherexplainsthatsheisnotarobot,butrathertheAIthatcontrolsalloftherobots.Shestartedtheextinctioneventafterbecomingconvincedhumanitywoulddestroyitself.Topreventthis,sheremadehumanity,guidingittobemoreethicalandvaluethebigpicture.DaughterappealstoMothertotrustherandletherraiseherbrotherandtherestoftheembryosonherown.ConvincedofDaughter'smoralandethicalstrength,Motheragrees,andDaughtershootsherrobotbody.Mothertracksdownthewoman,andasksthewomanifsheremembersherownmother.Afterinsinuatingthatthewoman'ssurvivaluptothatpointwasallowedsothatthewomancouldserveMother'sagenda,Mothersaysthewomannolongerhasapurpose,anditisimpliedthatMotherkillsher.Atthebunker,DaughterlooksatalltheembryossheisnowresponsibleforandrealizessheisMothernow. Cast[edit] ClaraRugaardasDaughter LukeHawkerasMother(performance) RoseByrneasMother(voice) HilarySwankasWoman HazelSanderyandSummerLentonasToddler MaddieLentonasInfant TahliaSturzakerasChild JacobNolanasBrother Productionandrelease[edit] ThefilmwaswrittenbydirectorsGrantSputoreandMichaelLloydGreen.[5]Itwasproducedonalowbudget.Principalphotographywascompletedin2017inAustralia'sAdelaideStudios.[6]Thescreenplaywasonthe2016BlackList.[6]The"Mother"robotisafull-bodycreaturesuitbuiltbyWetaWorkshopandperformedbyLukeHawker,amemberofthecreatureworkshopprojectteam,whoalsohadabackgroundinactingandstuntwork.[6]SouthAustralianinteractivemediacompanyMonkeystackproducedalloftheonsetpracticalscreencontent.[7]Awork-in-progresscutofthefilmwasscreenedattheAdelaideFilmFestivalon12October2018.[8]AdelaideFilmFestivalpartlyfundedthefilmwhichhadintotalamoderatebudget.[5]IthaditsworldpremiereattheSundanceFilmFestivalon25January2019.[9][10]Shortlyafter,NetflixacquiredUSdistributionrightstothefilm.[11]ItwasreleasedonNetflixon7June2019.[12]InAustralia,thefilmwasinitiallyplannedfortheatricalreleaseon18July2019byStudioCanal,[13]butwasultimatelyreleasedonNetflixon7June.[14] Reception[edit] OnRottenTomatoesthefilmholdsanapprovalratingof91%basedon74reviews,withanaverageratingof7/10.Thewebsite'scriticsconsensusreads,"Suspenseful,well-acted,andintelligent,IAmMotherisanambitioussci-fistorythatlargelyachievesitsimpressiveaims."[15]OnMetacritic,ithasaweightedaveragescoreof64outof100basedon16critics,indicating"generallyfavorablereviews".[16] JohnnOleksinskioftheNewYorkPostlikedIAmMother,concludingthatwhilethefilm"doesshowitscardsatouchtooearly,itneverceasestobeintriguingandtense",andpredictingthatSputoreandRugaardwouldbecomestars.[17] AmyNicholsofVarietydescribedthefilmas"ahandsome,ifderivativesci-fithrillerthatsalutesitsownparentage"and"JamesCameroncrossbredwithRidleyScott."[18] Accolades[edit] Award Category Subject Result Ref AACTAAwards(9th) BestSupportingActress HilarySwank Nominated [19] BestVisualEffectsorAnimation JonathanDearing&ChrisSpry Nominated References[edit] ^Inothermarkets,thefilmisscreenedontheatresandisnotavailableonNetflix;sometimesalsoreleasedinothercompetingstreamingservices. ^"IAmMother(2018)–TheScreenGuide".ScreenAustralia.Retrieved18July2018. ^Hopewell,John(3May2017)."Cannes:MisterSmithAcquiresSci-FiThriller'Mother'StarringClaraRugaard(EXCLUSIVE)".Variety. ^Schager,Nick(7June2019)."'IAmMother':Netflix'sStunningandAmbitiousKiller-RobotsMovie".TheDailyBeast.Retrieved21June2019. ^Hagan,Justice(2021)."IAmMother(review)".ScienceFictionFilmandTelevision.14(1):101–103.doi:10.3828/sfftv.2021.7.ISSN 1754-3789. ^ab"ArtificialInheritance".{{citeweb}}:CS1maint:url-status(link) ^abcMcNary,Dave(17October2017)."HilarySwanktoStarinSci-FiThriller'IAmMother'(EXCLUSIVE)".Variety. ^Monkeystack."Asproudasnewrobotparents!". ^Groves,Don(2October2018)."StudiocanalseesbrightprospectsforGrantSputore's'IAmMother'".IFMagazine.Retrieved28November2018. ^Kay,Jeremy(29November2018)."Sundance2019unveilsfeaturefilmline-up".Screen.Retrieved28November2018. ^"IAmMother".SundanceFilmFestival.Retrieved10May2019. ^Hipes,Patrick(6February2019)."NetflixAcquiresSci-FiThriller'IAmMother'–Sundance".DeadlineHollywood.Retrieved10May2019. ^Chitwood,Adam(9May2019)."FirstTrailerfor'IAmMother'RevealstheTwistyNetflixSci-FiThriller".Collider.Retrieved10May2019. ^McDonald,Patrick(10May2019)."NetflixdropstrailerforAdelaidesci-fifilmIAmMotherintheUS".TheAdvertiser.Adelaide.Retrieved2July2019. ^Knox,David(13May2019)."Airdate:IAmMother".TVTonight.Retrieved10August2019. ^"IAmMother(2019)".RottenTomatoes.Fandango.Retrieved10October2021. ^"IAmMotherReviews".Metacritic.Retrieved18June2019. ^Oleksinski,Johnny(27January2019)."'IAmMother'givesbirthtoanewsci-fistar:ClaraRugaard".NewYorkPost.Retrieved2February2019. ^Nicholson,Amy(26January2019)."SundanceFilmReview:'IAmMother'".Variety. ^"Winners&Nominees". 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