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Her Only Child (2008)

Her Only Child poster
Original title
Maternal Obsession
Directed by
Douglas Jackson
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mother fights to protect her only child from a dangerous threat. The film follows her desperate actions as danger closes in.

tensesuspensefulmelodramaticgrippingdarkemotionalmotherlyprotective

What happens

Douglas Jackson (born January 26, 1940) is a Canadian film and television director and producer. As a television director, he is best known for the 1983 CBC Television miniseries Empire, Inc., which he co-directed with Denys Arcand. Jackson began his film career in the 1960s on staff at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). His NFB credits include producing Bill Mason's short documentary Blake, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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