We are proud to board THE MATRIARCH written and directed by Alison Kuhn.

THE MATRIARCH

Alison Kuhn
Germany, 2026, 105'

Seventeen-year-old Kim lives with her emotionally distant mother, mute younger brother, and strangers hiding in a secret room of their Baltic coast apartment. Vietnamese migrants regularly pass through their home as her mother, a key figure in the criminal network, runs human trafficking operations.When her mother’s associate Luc defects to start a rival operation, Kim seizes her chance. She navigates her first romance while entering a clandestine family business. As her good intentions drag her into a dark and brutal underworld that contradicts her sensitive nature, Kim begins to question the true costs of earning respect by crossing her own boundaries.

“The Matriarch is not only a personal story rooted in Alison’s heritage,” said Daniela Colle, managing director and head of acquisitions at Pluto Film. “It’s a genre-driven exploration of a complex mother/daughter relationship that we are convinced will resonate with audiences worldwide.”

“I’ve always felt the urge to tell a story set within the German Vietnamese community I was born into,” said Kuhn.

Read the full article in Screendaily

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