GOODNIGHT MOMMY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Susanne Wuest (Murder Sisters), Lukas Schwarz (film debut), Elias Schwarz (film debut), Hans Escher (Tom und Hacke), Elfriede Schatz (film debut), Karl Purker (film debut),

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Severin Fiala (Kern) and Veronika Franz (Kern), directors, writers; Ulrich Seidl (Paradise: Love), producer; Olga Neuwirth (Kill Daddy Good Night), composer; Martin Gschlacht (Revanche), cinematographer; Michael Palm (Silent Resident), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The mother (Wuest) of two twin boys, Elias and Lukas (Schwarz and Schwarz), returns home bandaged after undergoing cosmetic surgery. However, when she begins acting strange, the boys fear that underneath her heavy bandages isn’t even their mother – and are determined to prove it before anything sinister happens…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The critically-acclaimed Austrian horror film – so well-received, in fact, it was the country’s entry for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar (sadly, it didn’t make the cut) – arrives to UK shores to shock and terrify a new wave of audiences.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 4TH MARCH 2016

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