Buffalo 8 is launching its fall genre slate with the release of Daniele Campea’s psychological horror “Mother Nocturna” (“Madre Notturna”) on Cable, VOD, and Digital in North America on September 27, 2024.
“Mother Nocturna” was directed by Campea from his own original screenplay and is inspired by Eurpides’ “The Bacchae.” The film follows Agnese, a wolf biologist, as she attempts to reconnect with her family after a lengthy hospitalization in a mental institution. The moon has an occult power over Agnese, whose mind begins to disrupt and her body transforms, while the visions of the “God of the woods” intrude on reality. She will deal with the ghosts from the past, locked in a house surrounded by woods, where nightmares take over and obscure presences become ever more disturbing.
Susanna Costaglione leads the cast, which also includes Sofia Ponente, Edoardo Oliva, Elena Battarin, Riccardo Pellegrini, Vincenzo Mambella, and Sveva Colangelo Palombizio.
“I wanted to portray the descent into madness of a woman condemned to isolation, both the physical and psychological, a lifelong solitude in which the pandemic has the role of a detonator,” said Campea of his second feature. “The camera is mainly static, like a painting, giving the viewer the chance to dive into the scene and feel the slow passing of time, surrounded by the obsessive sound of the wind. In contrast with the image, I wanted the sound to be very mobile, subliminal, nervous, pervasive, with explosions of music. The main themes of the soundtrack are taken from two masterworks of Italian classical music: ‘La folia’ (The Madness) by Arcangelo Corelli and ‘Norma’ by Vincenzo Bellini.”
The Italian psychological drama made its world premiere at the XX Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest, where Campea took home the award for Best International Feature Film. “Mother Nocturna” also won Best Feature Film at the Eerie Horror Fest.
“Mother Nocturna” will debut on September 27 on North American Cable VOD and Digital HD, including Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Cox, Charter, and Spectrum.
