Vertical has acquired North American rights to MPI Original Films’ sci-fi thriller “Motherland.” Starring Miriam Silverman (“Your Friends and Neighbors,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), Holland Taylor (“The Morning Show,” “Bombshell”), Néstor Carbonell (“Shōgun,” “Pulse”), and introducing Emily Arancio, the film is set for release in select theaters and on demand on Sept. 12, 2025.
Directed by Evan Matthews and written by Nicole Roewe (née Swinford), “Motherland” focuses on an alternate present society where the state frees parents from the burden of raising children, until a rule enforcer (Silverman) learns a shocking truth that sparks her rebellion.
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