Goodnight Mommy
Directed by Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
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. What ensues is a terrifying observational struggle with fatal consequences on par with THE SHINING and DEAD RINGERS.
A pair of twins doubt their mother is who she says she is in this shocking international gem.
Cast: Susanne Wuest, Lukas Schwarz, Elias Schwarz, Hans Escher
Member Reviews
Oh wow. I loved this film. It is subtitled but easy to follow. The boys were great actors, had me held all the way through.
I didn’t feel safe watching this. there’s a weird nostalgia being a child and feeling something just isn’t right with your family/home
Stunning
Superb, atmospheric and tragic psychological horror. Memorable twist that if anyone says they guessed, are 100% lying.
Chilling and tragic. Something of a Haneke does horror feel about it (complimentary). Staying open-minded about the unnecessary remake on its way because I want to believe Naomi Watts won't hurt me with her 'some remakes are actually alright' record but do yourself a favour and watch the original now.