Mother of Flies (2025) on Netflix

Plot summary

Mickey is a young cancer survivor when she discovers an inoperable abdominal tumor and is told she has six months to live. She refuses to accept that, and she seeks out Solveig, a mysterious healer living in the woods whom she connects with through dreams. Her skeptical father Jake comes with her to a home covered in moss, where Solveig has set aside three days for a ritual. The healer's methods are unconventional: she micro-doses Jake with poisonous herbs, cracks snake eggs on Mickey's abdomen and transfers a live snake into her mouth through hypnosis. Flies gather around Solveig as though she were decaying, and she speaks in riddles.