Nightbitch
Southeast Asian Premiere
Marielle Heller USA 2024 98 min M18 (Sexual Scenes)
A woman embodies the beastliness of motherhood in this Kafka-esque comedy that critiques maternal roles.
Taking a break from her career to be a fulltime stay-at-home mother, an artist finds herself contending with deep malaise as she struggles with the demands of motherhood with an often-absent husband. Amid this emotional turmoil, she gradually morphs into a dog-like creature, with sharp teeth, fur, an insatiable appetite, and animalistic impulses.
Based on the eponymous novel by Rachel Yonder, Nightbitch draws on the allegory of metamorphosis to expose the hard truths of motherhood. The film denounces the idealisation of motherhood with Amy Adams’s fierce portrayal of the female rage, redefining what it means to be both a woman and a mother.
This screening is supported by the U.S. Embassy Singapore
7 Dec, Sat 9:00PM / 98 min
Golden Village Bugis+, Hall 3
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Nightbitch
Marielle Heller
USA
2024
English
98 min
M18 (Sexual Scenes)
Southeast Asian Premiere
Marielle Heller
Marielle Heller is an American director, screenwriter and actor. She is best known for The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015), which won the Grand Prix in the Berlinale’s Generation 14plus, as well as Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019), both of which toured internationally. Nightbitch premiered at Toronto.
Anne Carey,
Marielle Heller,
Sue Naegle,
Christina Oh,
Amy Adams,
Stacy O’Neil
Amy Adams,
Scoot McNairy,
Arleigh Snowden
