Australia / Canada,
2014, 93 min
Directed by:
Jennifer KentScreenplay:
Jennifer KentCinematography:
Radosław ŁadczukComposer:
Jed KurzelCast:
Essie Davis, Daniel Henshall, Noah Wiseman, Tiffany Lyndall-Knight, Carmel Johnson, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, Benjamin Winspear, Peta Shannon (more)Plots(1)
Six years after the death of her husband, Amelia struggles to discipline her "out-of-control" six-year-old Samuel – a son she finds difficult to love. Samuel's dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called "The Babadook" turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he's been dreaming about. And when Amelia begins to see glimpses of the creature herself, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may well be real. (Sundance Selects)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2014 - Best International Independent Film
AACTA International Awards
- 2015 - Essie Davis (Best Actress)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2015 - Noah Wiseman (Best Young Actor/Actress)
- 2015 - Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2014 - Jennifer Kent (Best First Film)
The Saturn Awards
- 2015 - Best Horror Film
- 2015 - Essie Davis (Best Actress)
- 2015 - Noah Wiseman (Best Performance by a Younger Actor)
Sitges Film Festival
- 2014 - Essie Davis (Best Actress)
- 2014 - Jennifer Kent (Special Jury Prize)