The Lullaby
2017 · 86 min · Director: Darrell Roodt, Darrell James Roodt
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Returning to her home town, Eden Rock, and overwhelmed by the birth of her first born, Chloe van Heerden (19) tries to come to terms with motherhood. Alongside dealing with her super critical mother, Ruby (35), Chloe struggles with the demand of being a new mom. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia sends Chloe into a dark depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son, Chloe sees danger in every situation. Distraught she pays a visit to family psychologist Dr. Timothy Reed (40s) who diagnoses her intrusive thoughts and feelings of anxiousness to a mild case of baby blues. Yet the thoughts grow worse and more violent. Chloe starts to hear voices and humming of a childhood lullaby and sees flashes of a strange entity around her child. Convinced that the entity is real, Chloe does everything in her power to protect her son. Her decline reaches fever pitch, and everybody seems to be moving against her. Desperate, Chloe finds solace in the arms of her childhood friend, Emile Hess (20s). The world around Chloe implodes and it becomes clear that she and her child are in imminent danger. But from what? Is Chloe haunted by evil or is it just the baby blues?
Emotional fingerprint
The Lullaby (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Anxiety 30%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Anxiety30%
- Disturbing20%
- Sadness10%
- Tension5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Anxiety, Disturbing. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Anxiety and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 3.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Sympathy
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Disturbing | 80 % | 63 % | 78 % | 55 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 49 % | 60 % | 50 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sympathy | 64 % | 41 % | 35 % | 56 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 48 % | 29 % | 54 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 67 % | 60 % | 39 % | 45 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 66 % | 61 % | 40 % | 48 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Sympathy | 60 % | 55 % | 39 % | 49 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 68 % | 59 % | 46 % | 55 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Sympathy | 77 % | 63 % | 55 % | 66 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 61 % | 64 % | 66 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sympathy | 71 % | 56 % | 66 % | 57 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 49′ | Disturbing | 75 % | 59 % | 73 % | 54 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 70 % | 81 % | 54 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Disturbing | 85 % | 79 % | 80 % | 49 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 86 % | 84 % | 73 % | 53 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 88 % | 85 % | 71 % | 68 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 84 % | 74 % | 73 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Tension | 85 % | 83 % | 70 % | 71 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sympathy | 78 % | 74 % | 63 % | 56 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Fear | 63 % | 58 % | 52 % | 27 % |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Chloe van Heerden
Adam Hess
Ruby van Heerden
Midwife
Young Chloe
Baby Liam
Baby Liam
Truck driver
Nurse 1
Nurse 2
Boer mother
Waiter
Details
- Directed by
- Darrell Roodt, Darrell James Roodt
- Written by
- Darrell Roodt, Tarryn-Tanille Prinsloo, Samuel Frauenstein
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Country
- South Africa
- Genres
- Horror
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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