Welcome Home Baby
{{short description|2025 Austrian-German horror film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Welcome Home Baby
| image = Welcome Home Baby film poster.jpg
| caption = Promotional poster
| director = Andreas Prochaska
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Tommy Pridnig
- Ulf Israel }}
| screenplay = {{Plainlist|
- Constantin Lieb
- Daniela Baumgärtl
- Andreas Prochaska }}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Julia Franz Richter
- Reinout Scholten van Aschat
- Gerti Drassl
- Maria Hofstätter
- Gerhard Liebmann }}
| music = Karwan Marouf
| cinematography = Carmen Treichl
| editing = Karin Hartusch
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- Lotus-Film GmbH [at]
- Senator Film Produktion GmbH}}
| distributor = Wild Bunch Germany
| released = {{Film date|2025|2|13|Berlinale|df=yes}}
| runtime = 112 minutes
| country = {{Plainlist|
- Austria
- Germany}}
| language = German
}}
Welcome Home Baby is a 2025 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crew-united.com/en/Welcome-Home-Baby__333680.html |title=Welcome Home Baby, Feature Film: 2024, Horror, Austria, Germany |website= Crew United |date= 5 December 2024|access-date=18 December 2024|language=en}} The film opened the Panorama 2025 at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/471529 |title= The Berlinale announces the first Berlinale Special, Panorama and Generation titles |first= Vassilis |last= Economou |date=17 December 2024|access-date=18 December 2024 |website= Cineuropa |language=en}}
Synopsis
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.
Cast
- Julia Franz Richter as Judith
- Reinout Scholten van Aschat as Ryan
- Gerti Drassl as Aunt Paula
- Maria Hofstätter as Mrs. Ramsauer
- Gerhard Liebmann as Scheichl
Production
Release
Welcome Home Baby had its World premiere in the Panorama section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/berlin-film-festival-michel-gondry-ira-sachs-competition-panorama-vasilis-kekatos-1236205467/ |title=Berlin Film Festival: Michel Gondry & Ira Sachs Among Names Set For Competition Sidebars|first=Zac |last= Ntim |date=17 December 2024|access-date=17 December 2024 |website= Deadline |language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/berlin-film-festival-berlinale-special-1236251382/ |title= Berlin Film Festival Unveils Panorama Lineup With New Movies by Denis Côté and Ira Sachs; Berlinale Special Titles Include 'Islands,' 'Honey Bunch' and 'Köln 75' |author= Elsa Keslassy |work= Variety|date= 17 December 2024 |access-date= 17 December 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/2025/programme/202510612.html |title= Welcome Home Baby |work=Berlinale |date=4 February 2025 |access-date=14 February 2025}}
Accolades
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Award ! Date ! Category ! Recipient ! Result ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row" |Berlin International Film Festival
| Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film | {{Nom}} | align="center" rowspan="1"|{{cite web|url=https://www.austrianfilms.com/films/welcome_home_baby|title=Welcome Home Baby|website= Austrian films |access-date=18 December 2024}} |
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt35051072}}
- [https://www.berlinale.de/en/2025/programme/202510612.html Welcome Home Baby] at Berlinale
Category:2020s German-language films