The Lullaby (2017)
- Directed by
- Darrell Roodt
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 69 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 19-year-old mother struggles with her critical mother and falls into paranoia and depression. The film follows her descent into a dark mental state.
tenseparanoiddarkoppressiveclaustrophobicmelancholicunsettlingslow-burn
What happens
The Lullaby (also known as Siembamba) is a 2017 South African horror film directed by Darrell Roodt and co-produced by Samuel Frauenstein and Andre Frauenstein Snr. The film stars Reine Swart with Thandi Puren, Brandon Auret, Deànré Reiners, and Dorothy Ann Gould in supporting roles. The film tells the story of 19-year-old mom, Chloe van Heerden, who struggled to dealing with her super critical mother, Ruby, where she finally ends in a paranoia that sends Chloe into a dark depression. This is the first purely South African film production to release theatrically in the USA. Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film as the 17th Best Horror Movie for 2018. The film was shot in and around Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. It premiered at the 2017 South African Horrorfest Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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