The Babadook: Motherhood = Horror?

On the second to last day of our second film week we invite you to a creepy feminist horror screening of Jennifer Kent's The Babadook. Although all the go-to horror elements are present (the bad kid, the haunted house, the mother), Kent also creates a second dimension of the film: an honest depiction of single parenthood in the wake of a tragedy.

"Six years after the violent death of her husband, Amelia (Essie Davis) is at a loss. She struggles to discipline her ‘out of control’ 6 year-old, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), a son she finds impossible to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both.
When a disturbing storybook called ‘The Babadook’ turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about. His hallucinations spiral out of control, he becomes more unpredictable and violent. Amelia, genuinely frightened by her son’s behaviour, is forced to medicate him.
But when Amelia begins to see glimpses of a sinister presence all around her, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may be real."

Event Info:
Date: Thursday 12th of March 2015
Time: 9:30pm
Venue: Griessmuehle (Sonnenalle 221, Neukolln)
Tickets: €6