The Lullaby
Returning to her home town, overwhelmed by the birth of her firstborn, nineteen-year-old Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her own mother, Chloe struggles with the demands of caring for a newborn child. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia send her into a dark depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son, she sees danger everywhere.
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Cast
13 people
Reine Swart
Chloe van Heerden
Known for
Triggered
Detour
Deanre Reiners
Adam Hess
Known for
Binnelanders
Thandi Puren
Ruby van Heerden
Known for
Holiday in the Wild
Brandon Auret
Dr. Timothy Reed
Known for
Chappie
Elysium
Dorothy Ann Gould
Midwife
Known for
Troy: Fall of a City
Friend Request
Shayla-Rae McFarlane
Young Chloe
No other roles listed
Eckardt Spies
Baby Liam
No other roles listed
Amjoné Spies
Baby Liam
No other roles listed
Samuel Frauenstein
Truck driver
Briony Horwitz
Nurse 1
Also in
The Wild
Anne-Marie Ellis
Nurse 2
No other roles listed
Lara de Villiers
Boer mother
No other roles listed
Darrell James Roodt Director · Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo Writer Alun Richards Composer
First release October 25, 2017 · Produced in South Africa
Production
Phoenix Films
Production
South Africa
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
South Africa · October 25, 2017
Premiere · South African HorrorFest
No release date listed for United States.
Ireland
January 27, 2018 · Limited theatrical · Richard Harris International Film Festival
South Africa
October 28, 2018 · TV
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