Mother! premiered at the Venice Film Festival to a mix of boos and wild applause: which means it’s guaranteed to be one of the most interesting films of the year.
Multiple attendees at the Venice press screening have reported a mixed reaction of audible boos and cheers to the film, and the first smatterings of opinions reaching the internet have proved divisive.
Others have named it “breathtaking”, with The Hollywood Reporter’s early review declaring it “a very Rosemary’s Baby-like intimate horror tale”.
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