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Mother's Baby

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Forty-year-old Julia, a successful conductor, and her partner Georg are longing for a child when Dr. Vilfort, a fertility specialist with a private clinic, offers them hope with an experimental procedure. Julia becomes pregnant after successful treatment at the clinic. However, the birth does not go as planned and the baby is immediately taken away for additional treatment, leaving Julia and her husband in the dark about what has happened. When Julia is finally reunited with the child, she feels strangely distant. The baby's presence puts a strain on their marriage as it becomes clear that Julia has doubts about whether the baby they have brought home is really hers.
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Johanna Moder

Director

Marie Leuenberger

Julia

Hans Löw

Georg

Claes Bang

Dr. Vilfort

Julia Franz Richter

Gerlinde

Judith Altenberger

Sozialarbeiterin

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Rachel Pronger Sight & Sound Nov 5
It’s a shame though that despite a promising build-up, Moder never fully commits to the midnight madness possibilities offered by the genre movies she references, shying away when the chance to go full-blown creep-fest finally arrives. Go to Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Variety Mar 23
If not for a few ill-conceived decisions toward the end, Johanna Moder’s jet-black motherhood comedy would be the perfect genre thriller. Go to Full Review David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter 02/22/2025
Mother’s Baby is juicy, disturbing and slashed with dark humor. It had me gripped for the duration, even at its loopiest. Go to Full Review Lydia Wei Washington City Paper Dec 12
Leuenberger imbues her performance with a quiet, observant dignity, and even when Julia’s actions grow more and more extreme, you never lose your steadfast faith in the truth of her perceptions. Go to Full Review C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore Oct 27
4/5
Mother’s Baby goes against the idea that motherhood is meant to be a perfect, beautiful experience; sometimes motherhood is dark and full of terrors. Go to Full Review Connor Lightbody Next Best Picture Mar 24
5/10
There appears to be too much focus on letting the audience assume the wild theories rather than providing an exposition of any variety, leading to a film that ultimately feels very unsatisfying rather than one whose secrets stay with you after the credits Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Forty-year-old Julia, a successful conductor, and her partner Georg are longing for a child when Dr. Vilfort, a fertility specialist with a private clinic, offers them hope with an experimental procedure. Julia becomes pregnant after successful treatment at the clinic. However, the birth does not go as planned and the baby is immediately taken away for additional treatment, leaving Julia and her husband in the dark about what has happened. When Julia is finally reunited with the child, she feels strangely distant. The baby's presence puts a strain on their marriage as it becomes clear that Julia has doubts about whether the baby they have brought home is really hers.
Director
Johanna Moder
Producer
Sabine Moser, Oliver Neumann
Screenwriter
Arne Kohlweyer, Johanna Moder, Johanna Moder, Arne Kohlweyer
Distributor
Dark Sky Films
Production Co
FreibeuterFilm, tellfilm
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
German
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 6, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 6, 2026
Runtime
1h 48m
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