Oppressive Mother

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Mary
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Oppressive Mother

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Here you can list movies that highlight oppressive mothers.

This may include things like
- an over involvment in their children's lives
- living 'through' their child
- placing high and unrelenting standards on their child
- making their child responsible for their emotions

or any other way that mothers can oppress their children.
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Title: The Other Sister (1999)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123209/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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"Oppressive mother towards her child. Over involvement in childs/young adults life."
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Title: Precious (2009)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0929632/?ref_=nv_sr_2

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Title: Black Swan (2010)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Contributed By: Felicitas

"A young dancer tries to allow the buried side of her personality to emerge and struggles with her oppressive mother. On some online blogs BLACK SWAN is also discussed as a movie that portrays a sexually abusive mother- daughter relationship."
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Title: You're Not You (2014)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1198156/

Contributed By: Bex Johnstone

"The mother doesn't see the daughter for who she is and there is a very triggering scene of the mother yelling her disappointment to the daughter. The daughter is a beautiful soul helping Hilary Swank who has ALS - she wants to be a musician but feels destined for failure with everything she does ---- until she becomes Hilary Swanks carer."
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Title: Camino (2008)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1206285/

Contributed By: Julie Bennion

"Based on the true story of an 11 year old girl who faces a life-threatening illness while coming of age. Her whole family is religious, but her mother is demanding, forceful & expectant, deceptive, manipulative & dogmatic towards her two daughters, in regards to her religious views. The father is sensitive to the girls true desires, but doesn't step across the line that his wife lays down. The film fits in many catagories, including: soulmate attraction; religious beliefs & deceptions; family dynamics; sleep state & near-death experience; pure soul desires."
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