Movies like Umma (2022)
![Umma](https://image.trendflicks.com/region2/en/300px/20220315/moLnqJmZ00i2opS0bzCVcaGC0iI.jpg)
Trailer
Umma (2022)
4.7
PG-13
Duration: 83min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Iris K. Shim
Plot: Umma is enraged with Amanda for disregarding her culture, especially after raising her alone in a faraway nation. Amanda is taken over by Umma as she attempts to bury the urn. Wearing a mask and hanbok (Korean dress), Umma conducts the Jesa ritual—a rite to honor departed ancestors—through Amanda's body, fulfilling a lifelong desire. Amanda confronts Chrissy once she discovers her mother is possessed, but Chrissy just manages to get away. After that, Amanda makes the decision to speak with her Umma, letting her know that although she recognizes the difficulties of being a single parent in a foreign nation, the abuse is still unacceptable.
Cast: Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, Dermot Mulroney, Odeya Rush, MeeWha Alana Lee
Keywords: woman director, mother daughter relationship, farm, motherhood, east asian lead, death of mother, korean american, korean
Most similar movies to Umma (2022)
If you like Umma (2022),you might also like:
Gozo(2015) , D.O.A.(1988) , Deepwater(2005) , Run Rabbit Run(2023) , Claws(1982) , A Masculine Ending(1992) , Red Sparrow(2018) , Friday the 13th Part 2(1981) , Blood and Chocolate(2007) , The Countess(2009) , Kit Kittredge: An American Girl(2008) , Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1992) , Ravenous(1999) , Urban Legends: Bloody Mary(2005)