Movie Details:
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Drama, Horror, Thriller |
Release date | January 20, 2023 (Sundance) August 18, 2023 |
Running time | 1hr 41min |
Age rating | R |
Starring | Marin Ireland Judy Reyes A.J. Lister Breeda Wool LaChanze |
Directed by | Laura Moss |
Written by | Laura Moss Brendan J. O’Brien |
Produced by | Mali Elfman David Grove Churchill Viste |
Cinematography by | Chananun Chotrungroj |
Edited by | Taylor Joy Mason |
Music by | Ariel Marx |
Production Company | Shudder Retrospecter Films Elfman + Viste |
Distributor | IFC Films |
Worldwide Collection | $138,617 |
Cast & Characters:
- Marin Ireland as Rose
- Judy Reyes as Celie
- A.J. Lister as Lila
- Breeda Wool as Emily
- Monique Gabriela Curnen as Rita
- Grant Harrison as Scott
- LaChanze as Colleen
- Rina Mejia as Pauline
Storyline:
A morgue technician successfully reanimates the body of a little girl, but to keep her breathing, she will need to harvest biological materials from pregnant women. When the girl’s mother, a nurse, discovers her baby alive, they enter into a deal that forces them both down a dark path of no return.
About Movie:
Birth/Rebirth is an American psychological horror film directed by Laura Moss in their feature directorial debut. The screenplay, written by Moss and Brendan J. O’Brien, features a cast led by Marin Ireland, Judy Reyes, A.J. Lister, Breeda Wool, and LaChanze.
Inspired by Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein, the film follows a morgue technician (Marin Ireland) who successfully reanimates the body of a young girl (A.J. Lister). She then teams up with the girl’s mother (Judy Reyes) to keep the resurrected child alive.
Birth/Rebirth premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2023, and was released theatrically in the United States on August 18, 2023. The film received positive reviews from critics.