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The Babadook
You don't get rid of grief. You learn where it lives, and you feed it a little every day. 🎩
Who it's for
The Babadook uses horror to say something parents rarely admit: Amelia loves her son and also resents him, because his birth is tied to her husband's death and she has never been allowed to grieve.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Jennifer Kent's Australian horror film follows Amelia (Essie Davis), a widowed single mother in Adelaide whose husband died on the day their son, Samuel (Noah Wiseman), was born. Six years later, exhausted and still carrying unspoken grief, she struggles with Samuel's behavioural problems and his fixation on monsters.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Child abuse and an illustrated suicide.
Age: Not verified (suggested 16+)
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:Ecclesiastes 3:1, King James Bible
