Her Heart Beats in Its Cage (2025)
- Original title
- 监狱来的妈妈
- Directed by
- Xiaoyu Qin
- Genre
- drama film, docufiction
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman is imprisoned for killing her husband in self-defense after years of domestic abuse. After serving ten years, she works to rebuild her life, earn her mother-in-law's forgiveness, and reconnect with her estranged son.
seriousemotionalslow-burngroundedmelancholichopefultenseintimate
What happens
《监狱来的妈妈》是秦晓宇执导，苏竞元、唐晓白编剧，赵箫泓（赵晓红）、张皓宇、刘舒祎主演的中国大陆家庭剧情片，原定2026年5月30日在中国大陆公映，但因故撤档，此后因报审存在违规行为被停止上映。 影片方宣介：影片由主演赵箫泓（赵晓红）个人涉及的真实案件改编而成，剧情称她因反抗家暴意外杀夫而入狱，在经历十年牢狱生活后出狱，通过自立获得婆婆谅解并与儿子修复亲情纽带的故事。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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