IFC Films Iconic Events
Written and Directed by Jennifer Kent
10th Anniversary Re-Release In Theaters Nationwide
Starting September 19th | Theaters and Tickets
A filmed conversation between Jennifer Kent and two-time Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón will follow each screening
“Ingenious, moving, and fantastically creepy. A deftly inventive and psychologically charged horror story.”
– Alison Willmore, BuzzFeed
“A terrifyingly great horror movie about motherhood.”
– Dana Stevens, Slate
“A grown-up horror tale in the tradition of Rosemary’s Baby, Psycho and The Exorcist.”
– Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
“The finest and most genuinely provocative horror movie to emerge this century.”
– Glenn Kenny, Roger Ebert. com
Synopsis
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the iconic indie horror film THE BABADOOK, the modern classic will return to theaters featuring an exclusive Q&A with writer/director Jennifer Kent.
Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Essie Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6 year-old, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called ‘The Babadook’ turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behavior, is forced to medicate him. But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real.
About the Director
Jennifer Kent worked extensively as an actor in Australia before establishing her career as a writer/director. The Babadook premiered at Sundance in 2014, and received over 100 nominations and awards internationally. Jennifer’s second film, The Nightingale, won the Jury Prize and the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2018, as well as winning five Australian Academy (AACTA) Awards. Recently, she wrote and directed The Murmuring, an episode of the acclaimed Netflix anthology “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.” She has three feature films in development as well as two TV series.
Director: Jennifer Kent
Screenwriter: Jennifer Kent
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Ben Winspear
Producers: Kristina Ceyton, Kristian Moliere
Executive Producers: Jan Chapman, Jeff Harrison, Jonathan Page, Michael Tear
Cinematographer: Radek Ładczuk
Editor: Simon Njoo
Composer: Jed Kurzel
Language: English
Country of Origin: Australia
Running Time: 94 minutes
Distributor: IFC Films in partnership with Iconic Events
