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Goodnight Mommy

Original title: Ich seh, Ich seh
  • 20142014
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
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6.7/10
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Ich seh, Ich seh (2014)
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  • Horror
  • Mystery
  • Thriller

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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
51K
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POPULARITY
2,637
242
  • Directors
    • Severin Fiala
    • Veronika Franz
  • Writers
    • Veronika Franz(screenplay)
    • Severin Fiala(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lukas Schwarz
    • Elias Schwarz
    • Susanne Wuest
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Severin Fiala
    • Veronika Franz
  • Writers
    • Veronika Franz(screenplay)
    • Severin Fiala(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Lukas Schwarz
    • Elias Schwarz
    • Susanne Wuest
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 249User reviews
    • 292Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 23 wins & 36 nominations

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    Goodnight Mommy
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    Why Riley Keough Wasn't Ready for 'The Lodge'
    Video 2:40
    Why Riley Keough Wasn't Ready for 'The Lodge'

    Photos33

    Susanne Wuest in Ich seh, Ich seh (2014)
    Elias Schwarz and Lukas Schwarz in Ich seh, Ich seh (2014)
    Susanne Wuest in Ich seh, Ich seh (2014)
    Elias Schwarz and Lukas Schwarz in Ich seh, Ich seh (2014)
    Susanne Wuest and Elias Schwarz in Ich seh, Ich seh (2014)
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    Top cast

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    Lukas Schwarz
    • Lukasas Lukas
    Elias Schwarz
    • Eliasas Elias
    Susanne Wuest
    Susanne Wuest
    • Mutteras Mutter
    Hans Escher
    • Priesteras Priester
    Elfriede Schatz
    • Rotkreuz Sammlerinas Rotkreuz Sammlerin
    Karl Purker
    • Rotkreuz Sammleras Rotkreuz Sammler
    Georg Deliovsky
    • Pizzalieferantas Pizzalieferant
    Christian Steindl
    • Mesneras Mesner
    Christian Schatz
    • Baueras Bauer
    Erwin Schmalzbauer
    • Akkordeongottas Akkordeongott
    Michael Ande
    Michael Ande
    • Werner von Trappas Werner von Trapp
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Ruth Leuwerik
    Ruth Leuwerik
    • Baronin von Trappas Baronin von Trapp
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Severin Fiala
      • Veronika Franz
    • Writers
      • Veronika Franz(screenplay)
      • Severin Fiala(screenplay)
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Why Riley Keough Wasn’t Ready for ‘The Lodge’

    Why Riley Keough Wasn’t Ready for ‘The Lodge’

    Kevin Smith chats with Riley Keough at Sundance 2019, and she shares why she was fully unprepared for her first meeting with The Lodge directors Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz.
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    Storyline

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    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. —Ulrich Seidl Film
    • twin
    • boy
    • torture
    • mother son conflict
    • domineering mother
    • 321 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A mother should look out for her sons.
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for disturbing violent content and some nudity
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The actors were not given the script, and the movie was filmed chronologically.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Lukas: What am I doing?

      Elias: What's Lukas doing?

      Mutter: But I can't see him.

    • Crazy credits
      The Cat (Katze) = Leo
    • Connections
      Featured in FoundFlix: Goodnight Mommy (2015) (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Psalm 23
      Written by Franz Schubert

      Arraged by Gerhard Schönfeldinger

    User reviews249

    Review
    Top review
    Very hard to stomach, but effective
    And one of the most depressing. Just like last year's the Babadook, it's interested in a lot of the same themes, But, unlike The Babadook, it's also so hard to watch that it stops being very exciting or entertaining. It really puts back the meaning in "horror", for better or worse. It's so not a fun time in any way shape or form, and I think at the end of the day that really does differ it to many other horror films. But it also makes it much harder to rate as a whole. It's so incredibly bleak and there's no stylization of any kind. I don't get the criticisms of the twist being obvious though... it IS obvious, but I thought that was the point. I kind of saw it more like the film giving so many clues throughout the film so we could come up with what was going on and see and perceive the film in a different level. I don't see the mother mentioning it explicitly at the end as some sort of "AHA! Got you" moment at all. I mean, anyone who's paying attention to the film would've deduced that far before the ending. Fun? No. Effective? Yes, almost devastatingly so.
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    • Red_Identity
    • Jul 18, 2015

    FAQ4

    • Why did the boys put a cockroach inside the woman's mouth?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 11, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Austria
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Я бачу, я бачу
    • Filming locations
      • Schloßgasse 2 3824, Raabs an der Thaya, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH
      • Filmfonds Wien
      • Filmstandort Austria (FISA)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,178,196
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $63,641
      • Sep 13, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,193,474
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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