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5.9

Mother's Day

R·2023·94m

Thriller

Summary

Nina, a former NATO special operations agent living in hiding, has to use all her deadly skills to rescue her son who has been kidnapped by ruthless gangsters. Finding Max is a double opportunity for her. A chance to feel the adrenaline rush again, and an opportunity to get back into the life of the son she had to abandon years ago.

Cast

Agnieszka Grochowska

Nina

Adrian Delikta

Max

Dariusz Chojnacki

Igor

Paulina Chruściel

Max's Foster Mother

Paweł Koślik

Max's Foster Father

Arkadiusz Brykalski

Agency Head

Sebastian Dela

'Teleskop'

Szymon Wróblewski

'Woltomierz'

Konrad Eleryk

Tytus

Jowita Budnik

Diplomat

Paweł Janyst

Diplomat's Son

Dorota Kolak

Nina's Mother

Jolanta Banak

Liquor store cashier

Jan Napieralski

Lad

Jan Litvinovitch

Lad

Michał Michalski

Lad

Konrad Ostrowski

Lad

Michał Felczak

Lad

Karol Czajkowski

Lad

Igor Kowalunas

Lad

Lucyna Frączek

Local girl

Sandra Naum

Local girl

Kamil Szeptycki

Brick agent

Patryk Michalak

Brick agent

Ewa Rodart

Brick agent

Radosław Rożniecki

Policeman

Weronika Warchoł

Policewoman

Shivamkumar Dhangan

Courier

Ryszard Kakietek

Juvenile delinquent

Jakub A. Kozieł

Juvenile delinquent

Rafał Garnecki

Juvenile delinquent

Kazimierz Nowak

Juvenile delinquent

Maciej Kosiacki

Juvenile delinquent

Michał Burdan

Juvenile delinquent

Michał Szulejewski

Cook

Łukasz Czubak

Cook

Ali Bahrudinov

Gang member

Masza Wągrocka

Gang member

Jarosław Stachera

Gang member

Laura Pajor

Gang member

Joanna Czerniak

Gang member

Paweł Jusiński

Gang member

Piotr Popko

Gang member

Filip Bucki

Gang member

Damian Majewski

Gang member

Michał Pluskota

Gang member

Artur Grabowiec

Smuggler

Jarosław Golec

Smuggler

Leo Wilson

Taxi driver

Adriana Drozd

Zosia

Anna Płociniczak

Igor's ex-wife

Mateusz Bernardyn

Partner of Igor's ex-wife

Jakub Wieczorek

Father of 'Woltomierz'

Stanisław Barański

Brick agent

Bartosz Sulikowski

Office agent

Anna Jujka

Dancer

Michalina Lamprecht

Dancer

Zuzanna Lamprecht

Dancer

Angelika Zysk

Dancer

Ewelina Kruk

Dancer

Patryk Rybarski

Dancer

Marek Konopka

Dancer

Crew

Director, Writer

Mateusz Rakowicz

Writer

Łukasz M. Maciejewski

Reviews

MovieGuys

June 2, 2023

Mothers Day actually has something to offer the viewer but as is so often the case these days, "the message" gets in the way.

Lets start with the positives. Creative use of action. Action is comprised mostly of well choreographed, if not overly convincing, fight scenes. Innovation is the key here, using a range of things as weapons, right down to tins of beer (a terrible waste if you ask me).

The story's not original but not too bad either. The characterisations, especially the lead, have a little depth and humanity, rather than being of the cardboard, cut out, "hero" variety.

Pacing's good too, you never really get the chance to be bored by this film.

Regrettably, a lot of this good stuff is interrupted by the usual woke pandering, that's become so common in cinema and series, these days. Its the usual tiresome stuff. I'm not sure how many times I've said I come to entertainment to be entertained, not lectured.

There's also an unwelcome dash of what, in this reviewers opinion, might potentially be interpreted, as anti Russian sentiment?

In summary, a lot to like but equally a lot that's not only unappealing but could have been easily been left out of this film, to its benefit.