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Mother's Baby

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40-year-old Julia, a successful conductor, and her partner Georg are longing for a child when Dr. Vilfort offers them hope. Julia becomes pregnant after successful treatment at the fertility doctor’s clinic. The birth does not go as planned and the baby is immediately taken away, leaving Julia in the dark about what has happened. When finally reunited with the child, Julia feels strangely distant. She begins to doubt whether it is really her child.

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Rachel Pronger Sight & Sound Nov 5
It’s a shame though that despite a promising build-up, Moder never fully commits to the midnight madness possibilities offered by the genre movies she references, shying away when the chance to go full-blown creep-fest finally arrives. Go to Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Variety Mar 23
If not for a few ill-conceived decisions toward the end, Johanna Moder’s jet-black motherhood comedy would be the perfect genre thriller. Go to Full Review David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter Feb 22
Mother’s Baby is juicy, disturbing and slashed with dark humor. It had me gripped for the duration, even at its loopiest. Go to Full Review Lydia Wei Washington City Paper Dec 12
Leuenberger imbues her performance with a quiet, observant dignity, and even when Julia’s actions grow more and more extreme, you never lose your steadfast faith in the truth of her perceptions. Go to Full Review C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore Oct 27
4/5
Mother’s Baby goes against the idea that motherhood is meant to be a perfect, beautiful experience; sometimes motherhood is dark and full of terrors. Go to Full Review Connor Lightbody Next Best Picture Mar 24
5/10
There appears to be too much focus on letting the audience assume the wild theories rather than providing an exposition of any variety, leading to a film that ultimately feels very unsatisfying rather than one whose secrets stay with you after the credits Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Johanna Moder

Director

Marie Leuenberger

Julia

Hans Löw

Georg

Claes Bang

Dr. Vilfort

Julia Franz Richter

Gerlinde

Judith Altenberger

Sozialarbeiterin
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Movie Info

Synopsis 40-year-old Julia, a successful conductor, and her partner Georg are longing for a child when Dr. Vilfort offers them hope. Julia becomes pregnant after successful treatment at the fertility doctor’s clinic. The birth does not go as planned and the baby is immediately taken away, leaving Julia in the dark about what has happened. When finally reunited with the child, Julia feels strangely distant. She begins to doubt whether it is really her child.
Director
Johanna Moder
Producer
Sabine Moser, Oliver Neumann
Screenwriter
Arne Kohlweyer, Johanna Moder, Johanna Moder, Arne Kohlweyer
Production Co
FreibeuterFilm, tellfilm
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
German
Runtime
1h 48m