The Matriarch 2026

Overview

Subject: Film "The Matriarch" (2026).
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Source [1]: "The Matriarch (2026)". Release date 11/18/2026 (EE). Genres: Crime, Thriller, and Drama. Runtime: 1h 42m.
Source [1] Synopsis: 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 sensitivity... (text cuts off).
Source [2]: "The Secrets of the Matriarch" (TV Movie 2026). Directed by Lisa France. Cast: Skye Coyne, Christy Tate, Sarah Sampino, Ebaa Abuam