Goodnight Mommy

Goodnight Mommy

2014 · 100 min · DE · R · 6.7 (1,445 votes)
Dir. Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz · Starring Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz, Susanne Wuest, Hans Escher, Elfriede Schatz, Karl Purker · Music Olga Neuwirth

A mother should look out for her sons.

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In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.

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This film is a chilling descent into psychological unease, building a palpable sense of dread. It feels stark and unsettling, exploring fractured identities and the dark undercurrents of family bonds. The atmosphere is suffocatingly tense, leaving a lingering, disturbing impression long after the credits roll.

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