The Lullaby

Directed by Darrell James Roodt

With Reine Swart, Deanre Reiners, Thandi Puren, Brandon Auret and Dorothy Ann Gould

Returning to her home town, overwhelmed by the birth of her firstborn, nineteen-year-old Chloe van Heerden tries to come to terms with motherhood. Despite the support from her own mother, Chloe struggles with the demands of caring for a newborn child. The incessant crying of her baby, the growing sense of guilt and paranoia send her into a dark depression. With a heightened urge to protect her son, she sees danger everywhere.