Watch The Eyes of My Mother
- R
- 2016
- 1 hr 16 min
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6.2 (14,322)
Francisca and her mother live on a farm where they raised cows and other animals. A trained surgeon, Francisca's mother teaches her how to remove eyeballs from farm animals, and is taught the legend of Francis of Assassi. Suddenly, Charlie, a door to door salesman, appears and against her better judgment, Francisca's mother lets him use the bathroom. After a struggle, Charlie kills Francisca's mother, with Charlie injured. Francisca and her father bury Francisca's mother in the backyard while holding Charlie captive in the barn. Charlie explains the incomparable thrill of killing others. Francisca's father then removes Charlie's eyes and vocal cords. Francisca explains to Charlie that he was not killed because she has no other friends, and tortures Charlie with her mother's surgical implements. Francisca's father later dies and is preserved by Francisca in the bathtub. Charlie is also killed by Francisca as he tries to escape.
Years later, when Francisca becomes an adult, she meets Kimiko, a Japanese student, at a bar. Kimiko and Francisca return to Francisca's home but Kimiko is perturbed at Francisca's depiction of the death of her mother and father and tries to leave. Kimiko is captured to the barn, and her eyes and vocal cords are removed. Francisca goes hiking in the woods and catches a ride with Lucy back to the house. Lucy has a baby son who Francisca kidnaps upon reaching the house. Francisca stabs Lucy before praising her dead mother and keeping Lucy's son as her own child, who she names Antonio. Antonio grows into a school age child and is shocked at seeing Kimiko when he enters the barn, which he is told never to go into. Antonio later unlocks the barn and Kimiko escapes. A trucker finds Kimiko and police are called to the barn. After holding her son as a hostage, Francisca is killed by the police.
The Eyes of My Mother is a 2016 drama with a runtime of 1 hour and 16 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.2 and a MetaScore of 63.
