Last updated on September 17th, 2025 at 11:35 pm
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In 1996, a young firefighter and her team are called to help an old people’s home that is at risk of flooding during the worst storm to ever hit Rio de Janeiro. As they try their best to evacuate the elderly, the firefighter soon finds that something sinister is lurking beneath the surface, and the residents are not as innocent as they first seemed. Entangled in their web, she must fight through her own traumatic past to escape.
Cineverse distributes in the US.
Also known as Abraço de Mãe.
Director Cristian Ponce was quoted saying: “One of our biggest influences is John Carpenter, who always tells stories about people stuck in some places they cannot escape. We try to create our own mythology here. You could say that these people, who form a cult, are trying to live a ‘better’ life. But what it means can be very subjective. There is mud… and eventually blood.”
Written/directed by Cristian Ponce (History of the Occult).
This is a Brazilian “survival horror” movie.
Abraço de Mãe premiered on Netflix in Brazil on October 23, 2024.
Cineverse released A Mother’s Embrace on VOD/Digital on September 16, 2025.
A Mother’s Embrace premiered on SCREAMBOX on September 16, 2025.
Blue Finch Films releases A Mother’s Embrace on Digital in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand on November 10, 2025.
Director: Cristian Ponce