Mother Lear

May. 07,2023

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

Drama

Keywords：

Dementia Caregiver William Shakespeare

Trailer Synopsis Cast

An irascible Shakespeare scholar with early onset dementia communicates with her caretaker daughter using the only language available to her, the text of King Lear, as the two struggle with aging, love, and their own balance of power.

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