Goodnight Mommy

    Genre
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    99 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2014
  • |
    • Countries
    Austria
  • |
    • Languages
    German
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
WRITTEN BY:
Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
CAST INCLUDES:
Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz, Susanne Wuest, Hans Escher

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

When their mother returns from a face-altering cosmetic surgery, twins Lukas and Elias notice that something might be very, very wrong… Described by the Daily Beast as “The most terrifying film of the year”, GOODNIGHT MOMMY is a beautifully disturbing experience in horror. Created by directorial team Severin and Veronika Franz (THE LODGE, THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL) and featuring a magnificent performance from Susanne West (PERFUME, SUNSET), as well as stunning debut performances brothers Lukas and Elias Schwarz. "Brahms' 'Cradle Song' might play at the beginning, but that doesn't mean anyone here has the slightest chance of sleeping" (New York Times).

SYNOPSIS

In a lonesome house in the countryside between woods and cornfields live nine-year-old twin brothers who are waiting for their mother in the heat of summer. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before. The children start to doubt that this woman is actually their mother.

Goodnight Mommy

    Genre
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
  • |
    • Runtime
    99 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2014
  • |
    • Countries
    Austria
  • |
    • Languages
    German
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
WRITTEN BY
Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
CAST INCLUDES
Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz, Susanne Wuest, Hans Escher
When their mother returns from a face-altering cosmetic surgery, twins Lukas and Elias notice that something might be very, very wrong… Described by the Daily Beast as “The most terrifying film of the year”, GOODNIGHT MOMMY is a beautifully disturbing experience in horror. Created by directorial team Severin and Veronika Franz (THE LODGE, THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL) and featuring a magnificent performance from Susanne West (PERFUME, SUNSET), as well as stunning debut performances brothers Lukas and Elias Schwarz. "Brahms' 'Cradle Song' might play at the beginning, but that doesn't mean anyone here has the slightest chance of sleeping" (New York Times).

In a lonesome house in the countryside between woods and cornfields live nine-year-old twin brothers who are waiting for their mother in the heat of summer. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before. The children start to doubt that this woman is actually their mother.

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