Welcome Home Baby is a 2025 Austrian-German horror film directed and co-written by Andreas Prochaska. Starring Julia Franz Richter as Judith, an emergency doctor from Berlin, who inherits a villa in Austria. The film opens floodgates of her origins and questions everything she thought about her life. The film opened the Panorama 2025 at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2025.
Synopsis
Judith, an emergency doctor from Berlin, inherits a villa in Austria and finds herself in a sinister, women-dominated community. As she delves into the mystery of her ancestry, Judith unwittingly releases demonic forces that challenge her understanding of her life, family, and marriage.
Cast Julia Franz Richter as Judith Reinout Scholten van Aschat as Ryan Gerti Drassl as Aunt Paula Maria Hofstätter as Mrs. Ramsauer Gerhard Liebmann as Scheichl
Production
Principal photography began on 10 May 2024 on locations in Vienna, Lower Austria, Styria. Filming rotated on 28 June 2024 with filming locations in the regions of Austria - Lower Austria, Austria - Vienna.
Release
Welcome Home Baby had its World premiere in the Panorama section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2025.
Accolades Award Date Category Recipient Result Berlin International Film Festival 23 February 2025 Panorama Audience Award for Best Feature Film Andreas Prochaska
References
External links
Welcome Home Baby at Berlinale