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The Matriarch

The Matriarch

2026•1h 42m•Crime•Thriller•Drama

Seventeen-year-old Kim lives with her emotionally distant mother, mute younger brother, and strangers hiding in a secret room in their apartment at the Baltic coast. Vietnamese migrants regularly pass through their home as her mother, a key figure in a criminal network, runs human trafficking operations. When her mother's associate Luc defects to start a rival operation, Kim seizes her chance to prove herself to her mother. 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.

Alison Kuhn · Director

Alison Kuhn · Writer

StatusPost Production
Runtime1h 42m
LanguageDE
Release DateNov 18, 2026

Actors

Tuyen Do

Tuyen Do

Viet Pham

Viet Pham

Luc

Trang Le Hong

Trang Le Hong

Mai

Long Dang Ngoc

Benjamin Kramme

Baos Teacher

Artur Andrzejczuk

Paszek

Nadine Rosemann

Yung Ngo

Yung Ngo

Dr.Cao

Lissy-Marie Nguyen

Kim

Marlon Minh-Hai Leyck

Matthäus

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