Goodnight Mommy is a horror movie written and directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. Starring Lukas and Elias Schwarz and Susanne Wuest.
True horror. A great example of elevated horror.
Goodnight Mommy Plot
It’s mid-summer and two twin brothers are patiently waiting for their mother to come home following cosmetic surgery. She arrives with her face completely bandaged and is cold, distant and obsessive with them. Her personality change will have the kids wondering if she’s really their mother or is actually an impostor. Psychological horror produced by Ulrich Seidl, one of the great European filmmakers. (Filmaffinity)
Movie Reviews
“A resonant, atmospheric horror film that treats its genre and its audience with unusual respect, before escalating in its last moments to a brilliantly uncompromised finale” Jessica Kiang: IndieWire
“A masterful example of genre filmmaking’s ability to transcend its limitations, leaving a viewer not just frightened, but also changed” Michael O’Sullivan: The Washington Post
“A wicked little chiller full of foreboding and malevolent twists (…) It has cult potential stamped all over it” David Rooney: The Hollywood Reporter
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Cast & Crew
Goodnight Mommy (2014)
Movie title: Ich seh, Ich seh (Goodnight Mommy)
Movie description: It’s mid-summer and two twin brothers are patiently waiting for their mother to come home following cosmetic surgery. She arrives with her face completely bandaged and is cold, distant and obsessive with them. Her personality change will have the kids wondering if she’s really their mother or is actually an impostor. Psychological horror produced by Ulrich Seidl, one of the great European filmmakers. (Filmaffinity)
Date published: March 8, 2022
Country: Austria
Duration: 99 mins
Author: Martin Cid
Director(s): Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
Actor(s): Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, Hans Escher, Lukas Schwarz, Christian Steindl, Erwin Schmalzbauer
Genre: Horror
