The Babadook

Australia and Canada, 2014

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A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

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Credits

producer

Kristian Moliere

Kristina Ceyton

Duration

01:34:00

Production places
Australia Canada
Production dates
2014

On other websites

View at thebabadook.com

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-242224

Language

English

Subject categories

Drama

Horror

TMDB-Movie

242224

Wikidata

Q16011764

Collected

555 times

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