Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Essie Davis | ... | Amelia Vanek | |
Noah Wiseman | ... | Samuel | |
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Hayley McElhinney | ... | Claire |
Daniel Henshall | ... | Robbie | |
Barbara West | ... | Mrs. Roach | |
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Ben Winspear | ... | Oskar |
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Chloe Hurn | ... | Ruby |
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Jacquy Phillips | ... | Beverly (as Jacqy Phillips) |
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Bridget Walters | ... | Norma |
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Annie Batten | ... | Old Woman in Corridor |
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Tony Mack | ... | Principal |
Carmel Johnson | ... | Teacher | |
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight | ... | Supermarket Mum (as Tiffany Lyndall Knight) | |
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Lucy Hong | ... | Supermarket Little Girl |
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Sophie Riggs | ... | Checkout Chick |
Amelia, who lost her husband in a car crash on the way to give birth to Samuel, their only child, struggles to cope with her fate as a single mom. Samuel's constant fear of monsters and violent reaction to overcome the fear doesn't help her cause either, which makes her friends become distant. When things can not get any worse, they read a strange book in their house about the 'Babadook' monster that hides in the dark areas of their house. Even Amelia seems to feel the effect of Babadook and desperately tries in vain to destroy the book. The nightmarish experiences the two encounter form the rest of the story. Written by PipingHotViews
This movie is a slightly pretentious, but powerful and original movie about guilt ridden mother and some metaphorical horrors, that ring only too true. Good cinematography, competent acting, original story, nice concept. A bit contrived and pretentious, but well worth a watch.