The Babadook
The Babadook
“ If it's in a word, or it's in a look, you can't get rid of... ”
CINEMA2014-05-22
DIGITAL2014-11-28
RegionAU / CA
Runtime94 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Jennifer Kent reshapes horror into an allegory of motherhood, grief, and emotional repression.”
“Jennifer Kent’s masterclass in grief-fueled psychological horror exploring maternal exhaustion and the monster hiding inside a pop-up book.”
Storyline
A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.
DIRECTOR / Director
Jennifer Kent
KEYWORDS
monsternightmareparent child relationshipdysfunctional familysleeplessnesssingle mothergrievingwoman directordeath of spousebehavioral disorderspsychological disorderstraumatized womanadelaide australiaadelaidedepressinghorrified
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