Motherhood is scary as hell. The exhaustion, the changes in the body, the responsibility for an entirely new life; all take a heavy toll on new mothers.
It also makes the experience rife for exploration through the genre machinations of psychological and body horror. With her feature film debut, “Baby Ruby,” playwright Bess Wohl uses both genres to explore postpartum depression.
Noémie Merlant (“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”) stars as Jo, a wealthy vlogger and lifestyle influencer who is expecting her first child with her husband Spencer (Kit Harington), an ethical butcher.
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