Movie

Nightborn

2026 · 92 min

A slow, suffocating descent into maternal dread, where the forest presses in and every tender moment curdles into something wrong.

Overview: In Finnish forest, Saga and her husband Jon embark on a new chapter as parents. But Saga's joy is overshadowed by a chilling suspicion about their newborn, unbeknownst to Jon, causing a rift as she alone grapples with the disturbing truth.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, isolation, madness, identity
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 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
isolation
madness
identity
betrayal
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild