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The Moogai

28 November 2024

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Cinema

Australia | 2024 | English | Drama, Horror | Rated: M

Shari Sebbens stars in Jon Bell’s striking First Nations psychological horror film The Moogai, winner of the Audience Award for Best Australian Narrative Feature at Sydney Film Festival.

An emotionally captivating and culturally relevant horror film.

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A must-see First Nations horror film from the producers of Talk to Me and The Babadook

Sarah and Fergus, a hopeful young Aboriginal couple, give birth to their second baby. But what should be a joyous time of their lives becomes sinister when Sarah starts seeing a malevolent spirit she is convinced is trying to take her baby. Fergus, who can’t see it but desperately wants to believe her, grows increasingly worried as she becomes more unbalanced. Is the child-stealing spirit real or is she in fact the biggest threat to the safety of their family?

Having received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, The Moogai won the $100,000 Film Prize at the Western Australian CinefestOZ Film Festival, one of the richest film festival prizes in the world.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Credits

Jon Bell
Writer, Director

Kristina Ceyton
Producer

Samantha Jennings
Producer

Mitchell Stanley
Producer

Sean Ryan
Director of Photography

Cast

Shari Sebbens 
as Sarah

Meyne Wyatt
as Fergus

Bella Heathcote
as Becky

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