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Child

2025 · 83 min

A quiet, dread-soaked descent into parental desperation, where every hopeful choice tightens the screw of unease.

Directed by
Jan Verdijk
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Vincent van der Valk, Noortje Herlaar, Tamar van den Dop
Overview
Desperate to save their unborn daughter from fatal complications, an expectant couple turns to a mysterious midwife.

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Directed by
Jan Verdijk
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Vincent van der Valk, Noortje Herlaar, Tamar van den Dop
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • fate
  • faith
  • grief
  • survival
Places
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, horror
Directed by
Jan Verdijk
Written by
Johan Paul de Vrijer
Starring
Vincent van der Valk, Noortje Herlaar, Tamar van den Dop, Sergio Hasselbaink, Anne-Laure Vandeputte, Chiem Vreeken, Mehrnoush Rahmani, Sam Ghilane
Runtime
83 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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