The Lullaby

Overview

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.

Directed by Darrell James Roodt

Top cast

Reine Swart

Chloe van Heerden

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Deanre Reiners

Adam Hess

Thandi Puren

Ruby van Heerden

Brandon Auret

Dr. Timothy Reed

Dorothy Ann Gould

Midwife

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Shayla-Rae McFarlane

Young Chloe

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Eckardt Spies

Baby Liam

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Amjoné Spies

Baby Liam

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Samuel Frauenstein

Truck driver

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Briony Horwitz

Nurse 1

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Anne-Marie Ellis

Nurse 2

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Lara de Villiers

Boer mother

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Dayna McFarlane

Waiter

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