IFC Films has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Jennifer Kent's Australian horror film 'THE BABADOOK', and will release the flick into U.S. theaters November 28 via IFC Midnight banner - The flick Stars: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West, Cathy Adamek And Daniel Henshall...
Written And Directed By: Jennifer Kent...
Story: Six years after the death of her husband, Amelia struggles to discipline her "out-of-control" six-year-old Samuel – a son she finds difficult to love. Samuel’s dreams are plagued by a monster he believes is coming to kill them both. When a disturbing storybook called "The Babadook" turns up at their house, Samuel is convinced that the Babadook is the creature he’s been dreaming about...
And when Amelia begins to see glimpses of the creature herself, it slowly dawns on her that the thing Samuel has been warning her about may well be real... -Arrow In The Head
