• Jun 13
• Norwegian horror thriller BABYCALL: DVD review
• Posted by Deljhp - 13/06/12 at 08:54 AM

Director: Pal Sletaune. Review: Adam Wing.

Swedish actress Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, Sherlock Holmes) is certainly getting around a bit these days, and despite a move to all things Hollywood, it was her captivating breakout in the ‘Millennium Series’ trilogy that people will remember her for. Two years after she made a permanent impression as Lisbeth Salander in 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,' Rapace took on the role of Anna, in Pål Sletaune’s Norwegian thriller, Babycall.

Anna is a single mother given state protection following an abusive relationship. Terrified her ex will come back to find her and their son, Anders, she buys a baby monitor to keep track of him. In a scenario straight out of the latest Scandinavian horror movie, the monitor starts to pick up distressed noises from a child in another apartment and an innocent drawing by her son appears on the fridge stained with blood. Anna has trouble remembering things at the best of times, so how can we be sure that she’s the good guy? What’s more, how much is real and how much of it is playing out inside Anna’s fragile mind...Continue review here.

Babycall trailer