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  • 2018
  • Uncork'd Entertainment
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2018
  • Uncork'd Entertainment
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary Returning to her home town, Eden Rock, and overwhelmed by the birth of her first born, Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her loving mother, Ruby, 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...

Written By: Darrell Roodt, Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo

  • 2018
  • Uncork'd Entertainment
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2018
  • Uncork'd Entertainment
  • 1 h 26 m

The Lullaby

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary Returning to her home town, Eden Rock, and overwhelmed by the birth of her first born, Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her loving mother, Ruby, 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...

Written By: Darrell Roodt, Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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25% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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75% Mixed
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25% Negative
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60
Mar 1, 2018
The filmmakers do an effective job at making a clever horror show out of postpartum depression. So it’s a shame the movie goes off the deep end in the final act, as the story literally comes to a bloody, tragic finish.
By Craig D. Lindsey FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 1, 2018
By sticking closely to a heroine who's skating on the edge of sanity, the film keeps the audience properly disoriented. Darkness runs deep in "The Lullaby," rooted in the never-ending conflict between mothers and daughters.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 7, 2018
The director does an excellent job of setting a properly ominous mood, effectively delivering a procession of jump scares that succeed in keeping viewers on edge. Unfortunately, the screenplay by Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo proves less effective, failing to deepen the characterizations or situations in sufficiently interesting fashion.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
25
Feb 27, 2018
Director Darrell Roodt does nothing to build suspense and little to build empathy for the character.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cut & Paste Generation, Kwazi Mojo Media, Phoenix Films
Release Date Mar 2, 2018
Duration 1 h 26 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/siembambamovie/?fref=ts
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Awards

African Movie Academy Awards
• 8 Nominations
International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema, Milan
• 5 Nominations
Milan International Filmmaker Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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