Goodnight Mommy is a 2022 horror thriller directed by Matt Sobel, from a screenplay by Kyle Warren. It is a remake of the 2014 Austrian film of the same name, written and directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. The original film was the Austrian entry for best foreign language film at the 88th Academy Awards but wasn’t nominated.
In a lonesome house in the countryside between woods and cornfields live nine-year-old twin brothers who are waiting for their mother in the heat of summer. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before. The children start to doubt that this woman is actually their mother. An existential struggle for identity and fundamental trust emerges.
The cast includes Naomi Watts, Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti (Big Little Lies) playing the twin sons of Watts’ character. Jeremy Bobb (The Outsider), Crystal Lucas-Perry (Mimesis Nosferatu) and Peter Hermann (Younger) also play supporting roles.
Goodnight Mommy is set to debut on Prime Video September 16th. Watch the official trailer below.