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The Lullaby

Siembamba

2018

Darrell James Roodt

Brandon Auret, Reine Swart, Thandi Puren, Deànré Reiners ...

3.7

55

Horror Returning to her home town, Eden Rock, and overwhelmed by the birth of her first born, Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her loving mother, Ruby, Chloe struggles with the demand of being a new mom. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia sends Chloe into a dark depression. Chloe starts to hear voices and humming of a childhood lullaby and sees flashes of ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"The veteran director has more than enough chops to keep a doggedly generic premise lively (...) The resolution to Chloe's story is ultimately unsatisfying"
		Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"Crudely effective, although we've seen it all before (...) The director does an excellent job of setting a properly ominous mood (...) The film quickly feels repetitive"
		Craig D. Lindsey Village Voice	"'The Lullaby' is like a crueler, creepier 'Babadook' (...) The filmmakers do an effective job at making a clever horror show out of postpartum depression."

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