Baby Ruby

Jo (Noémie Merlant) is a successful, highly curated lifestyle entrepreneur and influencer whose pregnancy and impending motherhood are greeted with picture-perfect enthusiasm by her online followers. Alongside her supportive husband Spencer (Kit Harington), she prepares for the arrival of her daughter, Ruby, believing she can balance career, domestic life, and motherhood effortlessly.

However, following a painful birth, Jo's pristine reality crumbles. Baby Ruby cries endlessly and exhibits an unsettling hostility exclusively toward Jo. As sleep deprivation and severe isolation take hold, Jo suffers from harrowing hallucinations, violent paranoia, and rising hostility from her husband and mother-in-law, who dismiss her distress as simple exhaustion—leaving Jo to question whether her baby is truly malicious or if she is losing her mind to postpartum psychosis.

💡 Did you know?
Bess Wohl's Directorial Debut: Acclaimed Tony-nominated playwright Bess Wohl (Grand Horizons) made her feature directorial debut with the film, drawing heavily on the taboo emotional isolation and physical trauma of early motherhood.

TIFF World Premiere: The film made its world premiere in the Discovery section at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) before being acquired by Magnet Releasing.

Noémie Merlant's Intense Performance: French star Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Tár) delivered an uninhibited, fierce lead performance, seamlessly shifting between polished lifestyle influencer and unraveling paranoia.

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