The Matriarch (2026)
Die Matriarchin
Overview
Seventeen-year-old Kim lives with her emotionally distant mother, mute younger brother, and strangers hiding in a secret room in their apartment at the Baltic coast. Vietnamese migrants regularly pass through their home as her mother, a key figure in a criminal network, runs human trafficking operations. When her mother's associate Luc defects to start a rival operation, Kim seizes her chance to prove herself to her mother. She navigates her first romance while entering a clandestine family business. As her good intentions drag her into a dark and brutal underworld that contradicts her sensitive nature, Kim begins to question the true costs of earning respect by crossing her own boundaries.
What is The Matriarch about?
Seventeen-year-old Kim lives with her emotionally distant mother, mute younger brother, and strangers hiding in a secret room in their apartment at the Baltic coast. Vietnamese migrants regularly pass through their home as her mother, a key figure in a criminal network, runs human trafficking operations. When her mother's associate Luc defects to start a rival operation, Kim seizes her chance to prove herself to her mother. She navigates her first romance while entering a clandestine family business. As her good intentions drag her into a dark and brutal underworld that contradicts her sensitive nature, Kim begins to question the true costs of earning respect by crossing her own boundaries. The Matriarch is a Crime, Thriller, Drama movie, released on 2026-11-18, runtime 102 minutes.
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Directed by
Alison Kuhn
Cast
- Tuyen Do
- Viet Pham as Luc
- Trang Le Hong as Mai
- Long Dang Ngoc
- Benjamin Kramme as Baos Teacher
- Artur Andrzejczuk as Paszek
- Nadine Rosemann
- Yung Ngo as Dr.Cao
- Lissy-Marie Nguyen as Kim
- Marlon Minh-Hai Leyck as Matthäus
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