Film • Oct 31, 2024
A young Aboriginal couple brings home their second baby. What should be a joyous time takes a sinister turn, as the baby's mother starts seeing a malevolent spirit she is convinced is trying to take her baby.
The Moogai
- Status
- Released
- Release
- October 31, 2024 (a year ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Themes
- Folk Horror, Psychological Horror, Supernatural Horror
- Origin
- Australia
- Companies
- Causeway Films, Head Gear Films, No Coincidence Media, Salmira Productions
Cast
Crew
Jon BellDirector, Writer
Kristina CeytonProducer
Sophie GreenExecutive Producer
Phil HuntExecutive Producer
Samantha JenningsProducer
Stephen KelliherExecutive Producer
Michelle PearceExecutive Producer
Mitchell StanleyProducer
Taylor GoddardProducer
Compton RossExecutive Producer
Daniel NegretExecutive Producer
Scores
- Average Score
- 56%
IMDb
- 54%
Letterboxd
- 58%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- None
- Violence
- Moderate
- Profanity
- Moderate
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate
Reviews
David Rooney‘The Moogai’ Review: Indigenous Australian Trauma Feeds Supernatural Horror in Mixed-Bag Expansion of Potent Short
Roger EbertThe Moogai movie review & film summary (2025)
Roger EbertSundance 2024: In a Violent Nature, The Moogai, Krazy House
Sandra HallIndigenous thriller’s child-stealing spirit conjures horrors of the Stolen Generation
Siddhant Adlakha‘The Moogai’ Review: A Limp Australian Horror Film Made of Colonial Metaphors
