Goodnight Mommy
2015
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz, Susanne Wuest, Hans Escher, Elfriede Schatz, Karl Purker, Georg Deliovsky, Christian Steindl
Original language
German
First release
January 8, 2015 (Austria)
Awards
European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
Setting
Austria
Crew
Screenplay
Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz
Producer
Ulrich Seidl
Cinematography
Martin Gschlacht
Editing
Michael Palm
Music
Olga Neuwirth
Québec / French
Québec classification
13 years and over
Content indications
Horror
Classification date
September 14, 2015
Trailer
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Festival History
- Austrian Film Award 2016
- Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2016 generic ★ Best International Film
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2015 generic - World Fantastic Cinema
- Celluloid Screams Horror Film Festival 2015
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2015
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2015 generic
- National Board of Review 2015 generic
- Seattle International Film Festival 2015 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2015 generic
- Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2015 generic - Méliès d'or ★ Méliès d'or
- AFI Fest 2014 generic - World Cinema
- Fantastic Fest 2014
- Venice Film Festival 2014 generic
- Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival 2009
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Austria | January 8, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | February 26, 2015 |
| Theatrical | France | May 13, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Germany | July 2, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | September 11, 2015 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 11, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Canada | September 25, 2015 |
| Theatrical | Japan | January 12, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Poland | February 12, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | February 25, 2016 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | March 4, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Chile | March 31, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | April 8, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Peru | April 14, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Italy | April 23, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | April 28, 2016 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | November 15, 2016 |
| Streaming | Mexico | October 3, 2019 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Original version (German) | ||
| Home video | Australia | April 20, 2016 |
| Home video | Italy | September 22, 2016 |
Full credits
| Director | Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz |
| Cast | Elias Schwarz (Elias), Lukas Schwarz (Lukas), Susanne Wuest (Mother), Hans Escher (Priest), Elfriede Schatz (Red Cross Collector #1), Karl Purker (Red Cross Collector #2), Georg Deliovsky (Pizza Supplier), Christian Steindl (Mesner), Christian Schatz (Farmer), Erwin Schmalzbauer (Accordion God), Michael Ande (Werner von Trapp), Ruth Leuwerik (Baronin von Trapp) |
| Screenplay | Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz |
| Producer | Ulrich Seidl |
| Cinematography | Martin Gschlacht |
| Editing | Michael Palm |
| Music | Olga Neuwirth |
| Production design | Hannes Salat, Hubert Klausner |
| Visual effects | Martin Stegmayer, Roman Schneller, Suli Rakicky |
| Sound | Erik Mischijew, Klaus Kellermann, Matz Müller |
| Costumes | Tanja Hausner |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
