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The Babadook (2014) — Ligoscope

The Babadook

Film · 2014

The Babadook

94 min · Directed by Jennifer Kent · R

6.56,463
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If it's in a word, or it's in a look, you can't get rid of...

A grieving single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children's book manifests in their home.

Cast

Essie Davis

Essie Davis

Amelia Vanek

Noah Wiseman

Noah Wiseman

Samuel Vanek

Hayley McElhinney

Hayley McElhinney

Claire

Daniel Henshall

Daniel Henshall

Robbie

Barbara West

Barbara West

Gracie Roach

Ben Winspear

Ben Winspear

Oskar Vanek

Cathy Adamek

Prue

Craig Behenna

Craig Behenna

Warren

Hachi

Bugsy

Tim Purcell

The Babadook

Chloe Hurn

Ruby

Jacquy Phillips

Beverly

Bridget Walters

Norma

Adam Morgan

Sergeant

Pippa Wanganeen

Eastern Suburbs Mum 1

Peta Shannon

Eastern Suburbs Mum 2

Michelle Nightingale

Eastern Suburbs Mum 3

Tony Mack

Principal

Carmel Johnson

Teacher

Michael Gilmour

Young Policeman 1

Craig McArdle

Young Policeman 2

Terence Crawford

Terence Crawford

Doctor

Tiffany Lyndall-Knight

Tiffany Lyndall-Knight

Supermarket Mum

Lucy Hong

Supermarket Little Girl

Crew

Director: Jennifer Kent
Producer: Kristina Ceyton, Kristian Moliere
Writer: Jennifer Kent
Casting: Nikki Barrett
Editor: Simon Njoo
Cinematography: Radek Ładczuk
Production Design: Alex Holmes
Art Direction: Karen Hannaford
Composer: Jed Kurzel
Sound: Pete Smith
Costume: Heather Wallace
Visual Effects: Marty Pepper
Stunts: Reg Roordink

Details

Studios: Screen Australia, Smoking Gun Productions, Causeway Films
Countries: Australia, Canada
Languages: English
Certification: R
Release: May 22, 2014

Themes

monsternightmareparent child relationshipdysfunctional familysleeplessnesssingle mothergrievingwoman directordeath of spousebehavioral disorderspsychological disorderstraumatized woman

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