

Goodnight Mommy
“A mother should look out for her sons.”
Overview
In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.
Top Cast

Elias Schwarz
Elias

Lukas Schwarz
Lukas

Susanne Wuest
Mother
Hans Escher
Priest
Elfriede Schatz
Red Cross Collector #1
Karl Purker
Red Cross Collector #2
Georg Deliovsky
Pizza Supplier
Christian Steindl
Mesner
Christian Schatz
Farmer
Erwin Schmalzbauer
Accordion God
Themes & Keywords
About Goodnight Mommy
Goodnight Mommy is a horror, mystery, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of mask, fire, lake, countryside, cat, austria. Directed by Severin Fiala, it stars Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz, Susanne Wuest. In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.
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