The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
Acting
Vera Farmiga's unraveling is spectacular
Direction
Ratliff's clinical restraint makes it worse
Score
Piano pieces that will haunt you
Director
George Ratliff
Sam Rockwell
Brad Cairn
Vera Farmiga
Abby Cairn
Jacob Kogan
Joshua Cairn
Celia Weston
Hazel Cairn
Dallas Roberts
Uncle Ned
Michael McKean
Chester
Randy Ryan
Soccer Dad
Nancy Giles
Betsy Polsheck
Linda Larkin
Ms. Danforth
Alex Draper
Stewart Slocum
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Pediatrician
Ezra Barnes
Fred Solomon
Jodie Markell
Ruth Solomon
Haviland Morris
Monique Abernathy
Tom Bloom
Joe Cairn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jacob Kogan was cast at age 12 after directors couldn't find a younger actor who could handle the material's darkness.
Released the same year as 'Orphan,' forming an accidental 2009 wave of 'creepy child' prestige horror that critics initially dismissed as pretentious.
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