A disheveled man watches a teenage girl from a rusty pickup truck. This image, thick with foreboding, opens Mia and immediately establishes the grammar of a thriller. The man, Aaron, soon abducts the girl, Emma. What follows, however, is not a typical story of a crime and its resolution.
Aaron makes no demands for money. Instead, he presents a shocking claim: he is Emma’s father, and she is Mia, his daughter who vanished fourteen years prior. This startling turn shifts the film’s foundation from physical danger to psychological torment. The audience is immediately confronted with a difficult question. Is Aaron a violent man lost in a dangerous delusion, or is he a broken father enacting a desperate, tragic reunion?
The story locks us inside a claustrophobic world with these two figures, Aaron (Shah Motia) and Emma (Emiliana Jasper), who represent the two poles of a terrifying possibility. Mia...
Aaron makes no demands for money. Instead, he presents a shocking claim: he is Emma’s father, and she is Mia, his daughter who vanished fourteen years prior. This startling turn shifts the film’s foundation from physical danger to psychological torment. The audience is immediately confronted with a difficult question. Is Aaron a violent man lost in a dangerous delusion, or is he a broken father enacting a desperate, tragic reunion?
The story locks us inside a claustrophobic world with these two figures, Aaron (Shah Motia) and Emma (Emiliana Jasper), who represent the two poles of a terrifying possibility. Mia...
- 7/30/2025
- by Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi
- Gazettely
Blurring the line between truth and madness, Mia is described as a gripping psychological thriller reminiscent of Prisoners and Gone Girl.
At the heart of the story is Aaron, a mentally troubled drifter who’s convinced that Emma, a sheltered 17-year-old, is his long-lost daughter, Mia. The problem? Emma insists she’s never seen him before, sending Aaron spiraling between certainty and delusion.
Who is telling the truth? And who is truly in danger? Find out when the film hits VOD on July 8 via Breaking Glass Pictures.
Luis Ferrer, whose past scripts have been optioned by Netflix and Spike Lee, writes and directs.
Emiliana Jasper, Shah Motia, and Julie Lucido star.
“Mia is a film designed to make you feel uneasy from the very first frame,” says Ferrer. “I wanted to explore the terror of uncertainty—of not knowing what’s real or who to trust.”
“Mia is an unforgettable...
At the heart of the story is Aaron, a mentally troubled drifter who’s convinced that Emma, a sheltered 17-year-old, is his long-lost daughter, Mia. The problem? Emma insists she’s never seen him before, sending Aaron spiraling between certainty and delusion.
Who is telling the truth? And who is truly in danger? Find out when the film hits VOD on July 8 via Breaking Glass Pictures.
Luis Ferrer, whose past scripts have been optioned by Netflix and Spike Lee, writes and directs.
Emiliana Jasper, Shah Motia, and Julie Lucido star.
“Mia is a film designed to make you feel uneasy from the very first frame,” says Ferrer. “I wanted to explore the terror of uncertainty—of not knowing what’s real or who to trust.”
“Mia is an unforgettable...
- 6/25/2025
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.