Goodnight Mommy is a 2014 Austrian psychological horror film, written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. The film stars Susanne Wuest and twin actors Elias and Lukas Schwarz, and follows the complex relationship between twin boys and their newly-returned-from-the-hospital mother in a large isolated house. The boys begin to question the woman's identity, believing that she isn't the same person as the one who went to surgery, and therefore wondering if she is their real mother. Goodnight Mommy had its world premiere at the 71st Venice International Film Festival on 30 August 2014 and was theatrically released on 5 January 2015, by Stadtkino Verleih. The film grossed $2 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its performances, direction and screenplay. It was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
| Director | Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala |
| Produced by | Ulrich Seidl |
| Writer(s) | Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala |
| Starring | Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz |
| Music | Olga Neuwirth |
| Cinematography | Martin Gschlacht |
| Edited by | Michael Palm |
| Production, company | Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH |
| Distributed by | Stadtkino Verleih |
| Released | August 30, 2014 (Venice), January 08, 2015 (Austria) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
| Box office | $2.2 million |
| Netflix ID | 80016421 |
About Goodnight Mommy
Twin brothers arrive home to find their mother's appearance altered and her face covered in surgical bandages. They soon begin to think the person underneath is not their mother. The film was directed by Matt Sobel.
Achievement of Goodnight Mommy
The movie serves as a remake of the 2014 Austrian film of the same name. Original music for the picture was composed by Alex Weston.
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Latest information about Goodnight Mommy updated on September 27 2022.
