Paper Spiders (2021)

Directed by

Inon Shampanier

Genre

drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

16

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school girl tries to help her mother whose paranoid delusions get worse. The story follows their relationship as the mother's condition strains their bond.

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What happens

Paper Spiders is a 2020 American drama film directed by Inon Shampanier, written by Natalie and Inon Shampanier, and starring Lili Taylor and Stefania LaVie Owen. It tells the story of a high school girl struggling to help her mother, whose paranoid delusions spiral out of control. It is described as "a bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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