The psychological horror film Goodnight Mommy is a twisted and fantastical take on the home invasion thriller. In the heat of the summer lays an isolated house in the Austrian countryside, where nine-year-old twin brothers await their mother’s return after cosmetic surgery. She’s recovering from an accident that has left her face covered in bandages, unrecognizable to her precocious sons. During her recovery her temper runs short with the boys, her behavior is domineering and her punishments turn harsh. The boys begin to suspect she isn’t really their mother and they go about finding out for certain. What ensues is an atmospheric, terrifying observational struggle with fatal consequences on par with The Shining and Dead Ringers. Written and directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz (writer of Dog Days and the Paradise trilogy). (Fully subtitled)
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