The Babadook

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	Essie Davis	Amelia Vanek
	Noah Wiseman	Samuel
	Hayley McElhinney	Claire
	Daniel Henshall	Robbie
	Barbara West	Mrs. Roach
	Benjamin Winspear	Oskar
	Chloe Hurn	Ruby
	Jacquy Phillips	Beverly
	Bridget Walters	Norma
	Annie Batten	Old Woman in Corridor
	Tony Mack	Principal
	Carmel Johnson	Teacher
	Tiffany Lyndall-Knight	Supermarket Mum
	Lucy Hong	Supermarket Little Girl
	Sophie Riggs	Checkout Chick
	Lotte Crawford	Kissing Woman
	Chris Roberts	Kissing Man
	Terence Crawford	Doctor
	Craig Behenna	Warren Newton
	Cathy Adamek	Prue Flannery
	Stephen Sheehan	Magician
	Pippa Wanganeen	Eastern Suburbs Mum
	Peta Shannon	Eastern Suburbs Mum
	Michelle Nightingale	Eastern Suburbs Mum
	Adam Morgan	Police Sergeant

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Director	Jennifer Kent
Writer	Jennifer Kent
Producer	Pete Best, Julie Byrne, Kristina Ceyton, Jan Chapman, Jeff Harrison, Kristian Moliere, Jonathan Page, Michael Tear
Musician	Jed Kurzel
Photography	Radek Ladczuk

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My quick rating - 7,2/10. An exceptionally well-made flick on a shoestring budget. Everything in this movie does its job. The story is basically a yarn on "the boogeyman" tale, but this goes much further and is more personal. I must point out that this is a thinking person's horror movie that uses camera work, slight music, acting (that forgotten art) and a story to scare you. No gore needed to frighten you around the corners of the house. I suppose I should just simply state the plot: A single mother and her slightly off son live in a suburb of Australia (I think Adelaide is a suburb, I am new to this Continent). The son believes there is a dark force haunting them known as the "Babadook" which happens to be a quite disturbing children's book they have in their house. Well of course the mother dismisses this as nonsense. We know from other movies what happens when evil spirits aren't believed in...
The plot centers around the mother (played wonderfully by Essie Davis) and her spiral into madness. The book almost describes the twists she will take on her journey. Every element of this movie is paid such detail, that it borders "genius". Keep in mind this movie was a Kickstarter-funded film, made on a 30,000-dollar budget. After watching, all I can say is it screams "Get Jennifer Kent (writer/director) a budget and let's see what she can do" Definitely something that any drama/horror fan should be checking out. The only negative I could find is the strange ending, and of course, I am not saying what that is. Enjoy.

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