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The Lullaby ()

Siembamba (original title)
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Postpartum mother experiences paranoia, hallucinations about a threat to her baby. Her mental state deteriorates as she tries to protect her child, straining relationships. Is she truly in danger or suffering postpartum psychosis.

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Chloe van Heerden
Thandi Puren ...
Ruby van Heerden
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Dr. Timothy Reed
Deànré Reiners ...
Adam Hess
Dorothy Ann Gould ...
Midwife (as Dorothy-Ann Gould)
Shayla-Rae McFarlane ...
Young Chloe
Eckardt Spies ...
Baby Liam
Amjoné Spies ...
Baby Liam
Samuel Frauenstein ...
Truck driver
Briony Horwitz ...
Nurse 1
Anne-Marie Ellis ...
Nurse 2
Lara de Villiers ...
Boer mother
Dayna McFarlane ...
Waiter

Directed by

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Darrell Roodt

Written by

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Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo ... (screenplay) &
Samuel Frauenstein ... (story) &
Darrell Roodt ... (story)

Produced by

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Samuel Frauenstein ... producer
Carmen Freemantle ... post producer
Jennifer Mostert ... line producer
Andre Frauenstein Snr ... producer

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Alun Richards ... (original score)

Cinematography by

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Justus de Jager ... director of photography

Editing by

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Leon Gerber

Editorial Department

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Carmen Freemantle ... picture post producer
Lamees Martin ... assistant editor
Alex May ... colorist
Jenny Nursoo ... post production assistant

Production Design by

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Luarnae Roos

Makeup Department

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Jessica De Brito ... assistant makeup artist
Mary-Sue Morris ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Wandile Kukulela ... junior production manager
Felicia Mokgara ... Trainee Production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jaun de Jager ... first assistant director
Lisolomzi Dlokweni ... trainee assistant director
Steynie le Grange ... second assistant director: second unit
Flo Maluleka ... second assistant director

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Nadine Botha ... Art Department Co-ordinator
Eugene Christensen ... art department assistant
Jose Losper ... property master / standby art director

Sound Department

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Paul Geddes ... foley re-recording / sound effects editor: @ Kwazivision Studios
Alli Heyns ... location sound
Hendre Jacobs ... location sound: second unit (as Hendrick Jacobs)
Ilana Lakofski ... sound effects editor: @ Kwazivision Studios
Hamish McArthur ... adr recordist / dialogue editor / sound effects editor
Tlotleho Mohlatlane ... adr recording / dialogue editor: @ Kwazivision Studios / sound effects editor: @ Kwazivision Studios
Kitso Moremi ... sound effects editor
Alun Richards ... re-recording mixer: Kwazivision Studios / sound effects editor: @ Kwazivision Studios / supervising sound editor: @ Kwazivision Studios

Special Effects by

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Jose Losper ... special effects technician

Stunts

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Arthur Crewe ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Shaun de Ponte ... data wrangler
Clinton Heath ... key grip
Hennie Joubert ... drone operator
Antonette Lebakeng ... assistant camera
Caswell Lisitsi ... best boy
Andrew Maccallum ... gaffer (as Andrew MacCallum)
Fanie Manganye ... genny ops
Musa Mthemba ... spark
Drikus Van De Merwe ... focus puller (as Drikus van der Merwe)
Kobus Visser ... spark

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Fianca Barnard ... wardrobe mistress
Mary-Sue Morris ... costume and wardrobe department head
Christine Scheffer ... wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Vincent Magadulela ... trainee assistant location manager
Sandy Mathebula ... location manager
Kenneth Matjila ... unit assistant

Music Department

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Alun Richards ... composer: theme music

Script and Continuity Department

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Marie van Wyk ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Ockert Olivier ... behind the scenes (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Returning to her home town, Eden Rock, and overwhelmed by the birth of her first born, Chloe van Heerden (19) tries to come to terms with motherhood. Alongside dealing with her super critical mother, Ruby (35), Chloe struggles with the demand of being a new mom. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia sends Chloe into a dark depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son, Chloe sees danger in every situation. Distraught she pays a visit to family psychologist Dr. Timothy Reed (40s) who diagnoses her intrusive thoughts and feelings of anxiousness to a mild case of baby blues. Yet the thoughts grow worse and more violent. Chloe starts to hear voices and humming of a childhood lullaby and sees flashes of a strange entity around her child. Convinced that the entity is real, Chloe does everything in her power to protect her son. Her decline reaches fever pitch, and everybody seems to be moving against her. Desperate, Chloe finds solace in the arms of her childhood friend, Emile Hess (20s). The world around Chloe implodes and it becomes clear that she and her child are in imminent danger. But from what? Is Chloe haunted by evil or is it just the baby blues? Written by Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo

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Also Known As
  • The Lullaby (United States, English title)
  • The Lullaby (United Kingdom)
  • Con el demonio adentro (Mexico)
  • A Canção do Mal (Brazil)
  • El arrullo del demonio (Peru)
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Runtime
  • 86 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia First purely South African production to release theatrically in the USA. See more »
Quotes Dr. Timothy Reed: It's Not Murder If Your Saving Souls From Condemnation
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