The Babadook

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The Babadook is a 2014 Australian psychological horror film about a grieving mother and her troubled son who are terrorized by a sinister entity emerging from a mysterious children's pop-up book.

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instanceOf Australian film
film
psychological horror film
basedOn Monster
short film
basedOnWorkAuthor Jennifer Kent
boxOfficeGrossUSD 7500000
budgetUSD 2000000
cinematographyBy Radek Ladczuk
countryOfOrigin Australia
director Jennifer Kent
distributor IFC Films
Umbrella Entertainment
editedBy Simon Njoo
filmingLocation Adelaide
South Australia
genre drama film
horror film
psychological horror
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme grief
mental illness
motherhood
repressed trauma
homeMediaDistributor Scream Factory
mainAntagonist The Babadook self-link
mainCharacter Amelia Vanek
Samuel Vanek
musicBy Jed Kurzel
notableAward Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award
surface form: AACTA Award for Best Direction nomination

Australian Film Institute Award for Best Original Screenplay
surface form: AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay win
notableRecognition listed in several best horror films of the 2010s rankings
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A grieving widow and her troubled young son are tormented by a sinister entity that emerges from a mysterious children’s pop-up book.
producer Kristian Moliere
Kristina Ceyton
productionCompany Causeway Films
publicationDate 2014-01-17
releaseYear 2014
runtimeMinutes 94
screenwriter Jennifer Kent
setting Adelaide
South Australia
starring Barbara West
Ben Winspear
Daniel Henshall
Essie Davis
Hayley McElhinney
Noah Wiseman
writer Jennifer Kent

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The Babadook mainAntagonist The Babadook self-link
Daniel Henshall notableWork The Babadook
Australian cinema notableFilm The Babadook
Jed Kurzel notableWork The Babadook