Mamá

A remarkably atmospheric film with a beginning that brings a chill to your spine. And then you wait all those three minutes for it to go somewhere, but it never goes further than the starting line. Hopefully, they’ll go all the way to goal in the planned feature version. (02.03.2010)

"Mama" has a great atmosphere from the very first shot. The way the doors suddenly open and the second girl enters the bedroom, not moving forward but backing away, already raises suspicions in you. And then it comes. A long minute of waiting for what is the climax of this short film. Thanks to the truly great picture and excellent tricks, one of the scariest horror scenes follows, which you don't see often. Perfect contrast between static unease and dynamic terror. But you shouldn't see the feature film "Mama" as the first one. Then the shorts will have a real effect. On the big screen and with proper sound, it would look really great. (19.11.2013)