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Directed by | Andreas Prochaska |
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Cinematography | Carmen Treichl |
Edited by | Karin Hartusch |
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Distributed by | Wild Bunch Germany |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
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Language | German |
Welcome Home Baby is an upcoming Austrian-German horror film directed and co-written by Andreas Prochaska. Starring Julia Franz Richter as Judith, an emergency doctor from Berlin, who inherits a villa in Austria. The film opens floodgates of her origins and questions everything she thought about her life. [1] The film selected in Panorama 2025 will have its premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025. [2]
Judith, an emergency doctor from Berlin, inherits a villa in Austria and finds herself in a sinister, women-dominated community. As she delves into the mystery of her ancestry, Judith unwittingly releases demonic forces that challenge her understanding of her life, family, and marriage.
Principal photography began on 10 May 2024 on locations in Vienna, Lower Austria, Styria. Filming rotated on 28 June 2024 with filming locations in the regions of Austria - Lower Austria, Austria - Vienna. [1]
Welcome Home Baby will have its World premiere in the Panorama section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival to be held from 13 February to 23 February 2025. [3] [4]
Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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Berlin International Film Festival | 23 February 2025 | Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film | Andreas Prochaska | Pending | [5] |
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