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Chloe (Reine Swart) has run away from home months ago, basically
because she couldn't stand her overbearing mum Ruby's (Thandi Puren)
constant nagging anymore, she wanted to get away from her
wannabe-boyfriend Adam (Deānré Reiners), and smalltown life in general
pissed her off ... but now she has returned highly pregnant, but remaining
absolutely mum about the baby's father, and it's not long before she gives
birth. After that though, she feels an emptiness inside her, an emptiness
that's not at all helped by the constant nagging of her know-it-all mother
who doesn't seem to understand her at all. Now one could think what she
suffers from is just post-natal depression, which especially at her young
age wouldn't be all that surprising. But there's more: Chloe soon starts
to have visions of her hurting or killing the baby, or some weird undead
looking figure stealing the baby. A friend of Chloe's mum, psychiatrist Dr
Reed (Brandon Auret) soon gets to treat her, and can't help but noticing
her visions are somehow tied to the small town's bloody past, which
included institutionalized rape and infanticide. Thing is, Dr Reed might
know more than he lets on ...
Now one thing's for sure, The Lullaby isn't a movie
that spells "spectacle" in big letters - and that's a good
thing, too, as this is a deliberately slow moving shocker that's heavy on
atmosphere - even if it has its fair share of jump scares in all the right
places - that really keeps one guessing and on the edge of one's seat
until the very end. Now that's of course thanks to a very well-structured
and well-told script and a strong directorial effort - but also a very
solid ensemble cast, who really bring this film's story to life. Definitely
worth a look!
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