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Plagued by the violent death of her husband, a single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia, and battle with the son's fear of a monster lurking in the house after an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.

Primary Title
  • The Babadook
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 29 October 2023
Release Year
  • 2014
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 10
Duration
  • 100:00
Channel
  • Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
  • Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
  • Plagued by the violent death of her husband, a single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia, and battle with the son's fear of a monster lurking in the house after an eerie children's book titled "Mister Babadook" manifests in their home.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Single mothers--Drama
  • Mothers and sons--Drama
  • Behavior disorders in children--Drama
  • Monsters--Drama
  • Feature films--Australia
Genres
  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Thriller
Contributors
  • Jennifer Kent (Director)
  • Jennifer Kent (Writer)
  • Essie Davis (Actor)
  • Noah Wiseman (Actor)
  • Daniel Henshall (Actor)
  • Barbara West (Actor)
  • Ben Winspear (Actor)
  • Terence Crawford (Actor)
  • Kristian Moliere (Producer)
  • Radek Ladczuk (Director of Photography)
  • Simon Njoo (Editor)
  • Alex Holmes (Production Designer)
  • Jed Kurzel (Composer)
  • Causeway Films (Production Unit)
  • Smoking Gun Productions (Production Unit)
  • Entertainment One (Production Unit)
  • Screen Australia (Funder)
  • South Australian Film Corporation (Funder)
Subjects
  • Single mothers--Drama
  • Mothers and sons--Drama
  • Behavior disorders in children--Drama
  • Monsters--Drama
  • Feature films--Australia