The Mother of Tears

4.5
  • Genre: Horror
  • Run time: 102 min
  • Premiere: 2007. October 31.

An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dramatically, while several mysterious, evil-looking young women coming from all over the world are gathering in the city. All these events are caused by the return of Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who have been spreading terror and death for centuries. Alone against an army of psychos and demons, Sarah Mandy, an art student who seems to have supernatural abilities of her own, is the only person left to prevent the Mother of Tears from destroying Rome.

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Asia Argento

Sarah Mandy

Cristian Solimeno

Detective Enzo Marchi

Adam James

Michael Pierce

Moran Atias

Mater Lachrymarum

Valéria Cavalli

Marta Colussi

Philippe Leroy

Guglielmo De Witt

Daria Nicolodi

Elisa Mandy

Udo Kier

Father Johannes

Robert Madison

Detective Lissoni

Jun Ichikawa

Katerina

Simonetta Solder

Young Mother

Stefano Fregni

Taxi Driver

Gisella Marengo

Catacomb Witch #1

Marica Coco

Catacomb Witch #2

Clive Riche

Man in Overcoat

Art

Francesca Bocca

Production Design

Gretel Fatibene

Art Direction

Valentina Ferroni

Production Design

Maria Castrovilli

Set Decoration

Giuseppe Cagnoni

Property Master

Giuseppe Cancellara

Construction Coordinator

Camera

Frederic Fasano

Director of Photography

Gianluca Fava

First Assistant Camera

Francesco Bellomo

Still Photographer

Giovanni Gebbia

Steadicam Operator

Giovanni Gebbia

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Chiara Ugolini

Key Makeup Artist

Giorgio Gregorini

Hair Department Head

Carlo Diamantini

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Antonella Balsamo

Assistant Costume Designer

Ludovica Amati

Costume Design

Paola Gattabrusi

Makeup Artist

Luca Vannella

Assistant Hairstylist

Crew

David Ambrosi

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Dario Argento

Director

Fernanda Selvaggi

Script Supervisor

Editing

Simone Fontana

Digital Intermediate

Stefano Camberini

Digital Intermediate

Sarah McTeigue

First Assistant Editor

Paolo Verrucci

Digital Intermediate

Lighting

Production

Dario Argento

Producer

Kirk D'Amico

Executive Producer

Sound

Claudio Simonetti

Original Music Composer

Federico Amodio

Sound Effects Editor

Roberto Cappannelli

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Marco Lazzaro

Boom Operator

Art

Francesca Bocca

Production Design

Gretel Fatibene

Art Direction

Valentina Ferroni

Production Design

Maria Castrovilli

Set Decoration

Giuseppe Cagnoni

Property Master

Giuseppe Cancellara

Construction Coordinator

Camera

Frederic Fasano

Director of Photography

Gianluca Fava

First Assistant Camera

Francesco Bellomo

Still Photographer

Giovanni Gebbia

Steadicam Operator

Giovanni Gebbia

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Chiara Ugolini

Key Makeup Artist

Giorgio Gregorini

Hair Department Head

Carlo Diamantini

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Antonella Balsamo

Assistant Costume Designer

Ludovica Amati

Costume Design

Paola Gattabrusi

Makeup Artist

Luca Vannella

Assistant Hairstylist

Crew

David Ambrosi

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Dario Argento

Director

Fernanda Selvaggi

Script Supervisor

Editing

Simone Fontana

Digital Intermediate

Stefano Camberini

Digital Intermediate

Sarah McTeigue

First Assistant Editor

Paolo Verrucci

Digital Intermediate

Lighting

Production

Dario Argento

Producer

Kirk D'Amico

Executive Producer

Sound

Claudio Simonetti

Original Music Composer

Federico Amodio

Sound Effects Editor

Roberto Cappannelli

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Marco Lazzaro

Boom Operator