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Goodnight Mommy ()

Ich seh, Ich seh (original title)
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Twin boys move to a new house with their mother after she has face-changing cosmetic surgery, but under the bandages is someone the boys don't recognize.

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Lukas Schwarz ...
Lukas
Elias Schwarz ...
Elias
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Mutter
Hans Escher ...
Priester
Elfriede Schatz ...
Rotkreuz Sammlerin
Karl Purker ...
Rotkreuz Sammler
Georg Deliovsky ...
Pizzalieferant
Christian Steindl ...
Mesner
Christian Schatz ...
Bauer
Erwin Schmalzbauer ...
Akkordeongott
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Werner von Trapp (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Baronin von Trapp (uncredited) (archiveFootage)

Directed by

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Severin Fiala
Veronika Franz

Written by

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Veronika Franz ... (screenplay) &
Severin Fiala ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Louis Oellerer ... line producer
Ulrich Seidl ... producer

Music by

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Olga Neuwirth

Cinematography by

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Martin Gschlacht

Editing by

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Michael Palm

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Birgit Bergmann ... assistant editor
Reinhard Feichtinger ... digital cinema mastering
Barbara Seidler ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Eva Roth

Production Design by

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Hubert Klausner
Hannes Salat

Costume Design by

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Tanja Hausner

Makeup Department

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Roman Braunhofer ... key makeup artist
Martha Ruess ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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Louis Oellerer ... production manager
Martin Repka ... post-production supervisor
Ulrich Seidl ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Christian Hoyer ... first assistant director

Sound Department

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Tobias Fleig ... re-recording mixer
Daniel Gilde ... adr recordist
Lionel Guenoun ... teaser re-recording mixer
Rainer Heesch ... adr editor / dialogue editor
Sebastian Heyser ... foley editor
Klaus Kellermann ... sound
Martin Langenbach ... foley artist
Erik Mischijew ... sound designer
Matz Müller ... sound designer
Stefan Rosensprung ... boom operator
Lukas Spielvogel ... ADR recordist
Christoph Wieczorek ... foley mixer

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Tissi Brandhofer ... special effects supervisor
Suli Rakicky ... special effects
Roman Schneller ... special effects

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Adriana Colonna ... visual effects artist
Harald Gruber ... digital compositor
Lukas Kampichler ... visual effects artist
Klaus Krall ... visual effects producer / visual effects supervisor
Michael Krocan ... visual effects artist
Martin Stegmayer ... visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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Tissi Brandhofer ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Markus Eckert ... steadicam operator
Robert Stopfer ... camera operator / steadicam operator
Nino Volpe ... assistant camera

Casting Department

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Simon Spitzer ... casting assistant

Music Department

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Christoph Amann ... additional score mixer
Oliver Brunbauer ... music recordist
Olga Neuwirth ... music editor / music
Peter Plessas ... music editor

Transportation Department

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Christina Stadler ... production driver

Additional Crew

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Emmanuel Denizot ... French subtitles
Richard Lormand ... press: international / publicity: International
Stefan Rüll ... legal services

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Michael Haneke ... director wishes to thank

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In a lonesome house in the countryside between woods and cornfields live nine-year-old twin brothers who are waiting for their mother in the heat of summer. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before. The children start to doubt that this woman is actually their mother. An existential struggle for identity and fundamental trust emerges. Written by Ulrich Seidl Film

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Taglines A mother should look out for her sons. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Goodnight Mommy (Thailand, English title)
  • Ich Seh, Ich Seh (South Africa, English title)
  • Goodnight Mommy (Philippines, English title)
  • Goodnight Mommy (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Goodnight Mommy (World-wide, English title)
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  • 99 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The actors were not given the script, and the movie was filmed chronologically. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Goodnight Mommy (2015) Ending Explained + Analysis (2017). See more »
Soundtracks Psalm 23 See more »
Crazy Credits The Cat (Katze) = Leo See more »
Quotes Lukas: What am I doing?
Elias: What's Lukas doing?
Mutter: But I can't see him.
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