By MICHAEL GINGOLD
The movie has its North American premiere and wider release next month.
Shudder has announced its acquisition of NIGHTBORN for the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and will begin exclusively streaming it July 31. Before that, the film will have its North American premiere July 22 at Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival. Directed by Hanna Bergholm (HATCHING) from a script she wrote with Ilja Rautsi, it stars Seidi Haarla, Rupert Grint (SERVANT), Pamela Tola, Pirkko Saisio, Rebecca Lacey and John Thomson. The synopsis: “NIGHTBORN follows Saga [Haarla] and her British husband Jon [Grint], who move to an isolated house deep in the forest with dreams of starting a perfect family. But as soon as their baby is born, despite the reassurance of all around her, Saga knows there’s something terribly wrong with her son. As their marriage starts to crack, Jon struggles to support his wife, but only Saga suspects the disturbing truth about her newborn.”
”I am really excited for our film to be released on Shudder!” Bergholm says. “NIGHTBORN is a film made for genre enthusiasts, parents and anyone who has ever asked themselves: Why do I feel different?”
“Hanna Bergholm’s audacious sophomore follow-up to HATCHING delivers tension and shocking moments surrounding parenthood and self-discovery—with a touch of humor,” says Shudder’s Emily Gotto. “We are thrilled to share NIGHTBORN with audiences.”
