The Lullaby

The Lullaby

86 mins | Horror | March 1, 2017

Returning to her home town, overwhelmed by the birth of her firstborn, nineteen-year-old Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her own mother, Chloe struggles with the demands of caring for a newborn child. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia send her into a dark depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son, she sees danger everywhere.

The Lullaby

86 mins | Horror | March 1, 2017

The Lullaby
Returning to her home town, overwhelmed by the birth of her firstborn, nineteen-year-old Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her own mother, Chloe struggles with the demands of caring for a newborn child. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia send her into a dark depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son, she sees danger everywhere.
IMDb rating 3.9
Producers Phoenix Films
Original title The Lullaby
Directors Flo Maluleka, Steynie le Grange, Lisolomzi Dlokweni, Jaun de Jager, Marie van Wyk, Darrell James Roodt
Writers Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo

Cast

Reine Swart

as Chloe van Heerden

Deanre Reiners

as Adam Hess

Thandi Puren

as Ruby van Heerden

Brandon Auret

as Dr. Timothy Reed

Dorothy Ann Gould

as Midwife

Shayla-Rae McFarlane

as Young Chloe

Eckardt Spies

as Baby Liam

Amjoné Spies

as Baby Liam

Samuel Frauenstein

as Truck driver

Briony Horwitz

as Nurse 1

Anne-Marie Ellis

as Nurse 2

Lara de Villiers

as Boer mother

Dayna McFarlane

as Waiter