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Noomi Rapace, Kristoffer Joner, Vetle Qvenild Werring, Stig R. Amdam, Maria Bock

Anna and her eight year old son Anders are under the witness protection program following a difficult relationship with Anders(TM) father. They move into a large apartment complex. Anna becomes overpr... read more read more...otective of her son and even buys a babycall to keep track of him. Soon, strange noises from other apartments appear on the monitor, and Anna overhears what might be the murder of a child. Meanwhile, Anders(TM) mysterious new friend starts visiting at odd hours, claiming that he has keys for all the doors in the building Does this new friend know anything about the murder?_And why is Anders(TM) drawing stained with blood? Is Anna(TM)s son still in danger?

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R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Pål Sletaune, Paul Sletaune

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  • May 21, 2012
    An absorbing, well-paced psychological thriller that never loses its grip, with an intriguing mystery that keeps us at the edge of our seat trying to figure out what is really going on - and Noomi Rapace is fantastic as the center of this sad, devastating story.

Critic Reviews


Graham Young
April 20, 2012
Graham Young, Birmingham Mail

(Noomy) Rapace gives the performance of the week ( ... ) on this form I could watch her all day long Full Review

Graham Young
April 19, 2012
Graham Young, Birmingham Post

Rapace again proves herself to be a fearless actress, especially when Babycall is delivering elements which are as unsettling as something like Robin Williams' One Hour Photo. Full Review

Rosie Fletcher
April 2, 2012
Rosie Fletcher, SFX Magazine

Provides an effectively unsettling counterpart to glossier chillers of its ilk. Full Review

Philip French
March 31, 2012
Philip French, Observer [UK]

The film and Rapace command our attention, though at the end one feels Norway has used up the whole of this year's quota of red herrings. Full Review

Tim Robey
March 30, 2012
Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph

The movie makes less and less effort to keep us up to speed - it's a reasonable assumption that a lot of it's going on inside Rapace's head, but determining precisely how much feels like a fool's errand. Full Review

Mark Adams
March 30, 2012
Mark Adams, Daily Mirror [UK]

It's a bit on the dour side but Rapace is always watchable. Full Review

David Parkinson
March 29, 2012
David Parkinson, Radio Times

This effective chiller bears more than a passing resemblance to The Baby's Room, Alex de la Iglesia's contribution to the 2006 Spanish TV series Films to Keep You Awake. Full Review

Peter Bradshaw
March 29, 2012
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]

It's a great idea for a thriller - but then other plotlines get muddled in, and everything unravels into a cop-out. Full Review

Nigel Andrews
March 29, 2012
Nigel Andrews, Financial Times

A twisty psychological drama-thriller. Full Review

Matthew Thrift
March 29, 2012
Matthew Thrift, Little White Lies

The ending may not entirely add up, but a minor complaint with so much else to keep us on our toes. Full Review

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