The Lullaby

Jan 27, 2018

1h 26m

★ 5.9

Overview

Returning to her home town, overwhelmed by the birth of her firstborn, nineteen-year-old Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her own mother, Chloe struggles with the demands of caring for a newborn child. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia send her into a dark depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son, she sees danger everywhere.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Phoenix Films

The Lullaby Trailers

Cast

Chloe van Heerden

Reine Swart

Adam Hess

Deanre Reiners

Ruby van Heerden

Thandi Puren

Dr. Timothy Reed

Brandon Auret

Midwife

Dorothy Ann Gould

Young Chloe

Shayla-Rae McFarlane

Baby Liam

Eckardt Spies

Baby Liam

Amjoné Spies

Truck driver

Samuel Frauenstein

Nurse 1

Briony Horwitz

Nurse 2

Anne-Marie Ellis

Boer mother

Lara de Villiers

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