Director: | Halina Reijn |
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Production: | 2AM, Man Up |
Running Time: | 114’ |
Language: | English |
Country: | USA |
Main Cast: | Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Sophie Wilde, Esther McGregor |
Screenplay: | Halina Reijn |
Cinematographer: | Jasper Wolf |
Editor: | Matt Hannam |
Production Designer: | Stephen Carter |
Costume Designer: | Kurt Swanson, Bart Mueller |
Music: | Meghan Currier |
Sound: | Wyatt Tuzo
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Babygirl
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Synopsis
A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much younger intern.
Director’s Statement
All of us carry a little black box filled with taboo fantasies that we might never share with anyone. I am fascinated by the duality of human nature, and this film is an attempt to shine a light, without judgement, on the opposing forces that make up our personalities. To me, feminism is the freedom to study a woman’s vulnerability, love, shame, rage, and inner beast.
Growing older means facing the endlessness of everything. During midlife, we can no longer hide, and must face our inner demons; the more we suppress our shadow, the more dangerous and disruptive our behaviour can become.
The affair at the heart of Babygirl allows Romy and Samuel to play out their confusion around power, gender, age, hierarchy, and primal instinct. Despite its forbidden nature, the joy of that exploration is liberating, even healing.
Production/Distribution
PRODUCTION 1: A24
1245 Broadway
10001, New York, United States of America
Tel. 1 6465686015
PRODUCTION 2: 2AM – David Hinojosa
1245 Broadway
10001, New York, United States of America
Tel. 1 6465686015
dh@2am.com
PRODUCTION 3: Man Up Film – Halina Reijn
11 Bank Street
10014, New York, United States of America
Tel. 1 6465686015
bcress@a24films.com
WORLD SALES: A24
1245 Broadway
10001, New York, United States of America
Tel. 44 6465686015
bcress@a24films.com
ITALIAN DISTRIBUTION: Eagle Pictures
Via Ettore Romagnoli, n. 6
20146, Milan, Italy
Tel. 39 24385091
bcress@a24films.com
PRESS OFFICE:
24-32 Stephenson Way
London NW1 2HD
+44 207 932 9800
babygirl@ddaglobal.com