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A dark fantasy happening over the course of one year. NIGHTBORN is a harrowing dive into a nightmare of motherhood and the painful side of motherly love.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 1d
2/5
Some amusing moments, but a disappointment after the excellent Hatching. Go to Full Review Zach Lewis Slant Magazine 1d
2.5/4
Even if the film has few surprises in store for us, there’s something pleasingly unpretentious about how it leaves little room for subtext throughout. Go to Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter 2d
Part of what makes Nightborn both stomach-churning and thought-provoking is how all the crazy stuff happening is just a slightly -- okay, substantially -- exaggerated version of the reality so many first-time parents face. Go to Full Review Damon Wise Deadline Hollywood Daily 4h
Bergholm has a lot of fun with all these elements, and seasoned genre audiences -- who are so very well versed in misdirection by now -- should too. Go to Full Review Luis Martínez El Mundo (Spain) 1d
2/5
Hanna Bergholm unsuccessfully attempts to portray the terror of motherhood.. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 2d
2.5/5
Settling into a familiar groove, it’s a film wherein the idiosyncratic wavelength’s success depends solely on the increasingly untethered lead performance from Seidi Haarla, who certainly throws herself admirably into full tilt weird. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Hanna Bergholm

Director

Seidi Haarla

Saga

Rupert Grint

Jon

Pamela Tola

Taru

Pirkko Saisio

Saga's Mother

Rebecca Lacey

Jon’s Mother
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Movie Info

Synopsis A dark fantasy happening over the course of one year. NIGHTBORN is a harrowing dive into a nightmare of motherhood and the painful side of motherly love.
Director
Hanna Bergholm
Producer
Daniel Kuitunen, Noémie Devide
Screenwriter
Hanna Bergholm, Ilja Rautsi
Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Finnish
Runtime
1h 32m