The artist James Whistler spent years trying to capture the essence of his mother for his most famous work of art. Not to create a masterpiece, but to save his mother from possession by the Baba Yaga, an evil Russian witch.
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Title: Whistler's Mother (2018)
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| Jennifer Christa Palmer | ... | Anna McNeil Whistler | |
| Barbara Hawkins-Scott | ... | Baba Yaga | |
| Bryce Harper | ... | Young James | |
| Samuel R Moody | ... | Kirkie | |
| Stephanie Dunnam | ... | Inga | |
| Gabriel Manak | ... | Russian Priest | |
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Jared Carter | ... | Adult James |
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The artist James Whistler spent years trying to capture the essence of his mother for his most famous work of art. Not to create a masterpiece, but to save his mother from possession by the Baba Yaga, an evil Russian witch.
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It is real special. Not exactly a horror or the alternate story about a masterpiece birth but admirable definion of love. The love of a mother, a desperate love, for her sick son. A great love of the other son for her. And few drops of Russian mythology. Admirable in each aspect.