Mara (2018)

Sophie wakes up, hears scary noises from her parents' bedroom and sees her dad dead. A psychologist arrives there to determine what happened.

Director:

Clive Tonge

Writers:

Clive Tonge (story by), Jonathan Frank (story by)

Stars:

Olga Kurylenko, Craig Conway, Javier Botet

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Olga Kurylenko	...	Kate
Craig Conway	...	Dougie
Javier Botet	...	Mara
Rosie Fellner	...	Helena
Lance E. Nichols	...	McCarthy
Mackenzie Imsand	...	Sophie
Ted Johnson	...	Grandpa
Mitch Eakins	...	Ellis
Melissa Bolona	...	Carly
Marcus W. Weathersby	...	Saul
Dandy Barrett	...	Dr. Botet
Rebecca Adams	...	Nurse 1
Charles Lawlor	...	Coroner
Montré Everett	...	Head Orderly (as Montre Everett)
Jacob Grodnik	...	Josh

Storyline

Criminal psychologist Kate Fuller is assigned to the murder of a man who has seemingly been strangled in his sleep by his wife and the only witness is their eight-year-old daughter, Sophie. As Kate digs into the mystery of an ancient demon which kills people in their sleep, she experiences the same petrifying symptoms as all previous victims and spirals through a chilling nightmare to save herself and Sophie before she dares fall asleep again.

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Plot Keywords:

sleep paralysis | guilt | demon | sleep | detective | 

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent images, and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mara

Filming Locations:

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$661,769

Company Credits

Production Co:

Moon River Studios, Grodnik /Aloe Productions, Aloe Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Buddhism, Mara is the name of a demon that tries to sway Prince Siddhartha (Gautama Buddha) from the path of enlightenment by sending (some say they went of their own will) his daughters to seduce him. (They failed.)

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Goofs

The film conflates Helena's guilt in the murder with her potential insanity. A psychologist would not be called to a crime scene to make a decision then and there as to whether a murder suspect should be committed to an asylum. Police would handcuff and process any suspect regardless of potential mental illness or insanity defense, and that person would go through court hearings to determine fitness to stand trial. In the case of severe mental illness, a sentence would be served at a mental health facility rather than a jail--the person would not simply bypass court and be committed. Kate repeatedly expresses guilt that she has separated a mother and daughter, yet had she not decided on the asylum Helena would certainly still have been jailed to await trial for the murder.

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Quotes

Dougie: Mara is real! Mara is very, very real, and she will kill each and every one of us! You mark my words: tonight, Saul dies!

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Soundtracks

Piano Trio No 2
Written by Franz Schubert
Arranged and Performed by Tim Despic & James Edward Baker

User Reviews

Lack Lustre Horror

Sleep demon Mara comes to paralyzes you, taunts and then ends you. Not much to see here people. It's slow, boring and lack lustre. A film that deals with sleep deprivation via an evil spirit. But the remedy to that would be to watch this crap snorefest. This was just awful.