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'''''Baby Done''''' is a 2020 [[New Zealand]] comedy film. Directed by Curtis Vowell and executive produced by [[Taika Waititi]], written by Sophie Henderson, and starring [[Rose Matafeo]].<ref> https://www.deadline.com/2019/03/baby-done-movie-taika-waititi-rose-matafeo-matthew-lewis-1202568749/amp/</ref>
'''''Baby Done''''' is a 2020 [[New Zealand]] comedy film. Directed by Curtis Vowell and executive produced by [[Taika Waititi]], written by Sophie Henderson, and starring [[Rose Matafeo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/baby-done-movie-taika-waititi-rose-matafeo-matthew-lewis-1202568749/|title=Taika Waititi Exec Producing ‘Baby, Done’; Comedy Stars Rose Matafeo, Matthew Lewis|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|date=March 4, 2019}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Zoe is a young woman discovers she's pregnant. But, acting in denial, she tries to do live a wild single life before the baby arrives. But her character's&nbsp;boyfriend, Tim, has the opposite reaction to the baby news and goes into nesting mode.<ref> https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/baby-done-star-rose-matafeo-talks-potter-covid-guilt-and-taika-waititi-101420</ref>
Zoe is a young woman discovers she's pregnant. But, acting in denial, she tries to do live a wild single life before the baby arrives. But her character's&nbsp;boyfriend, Tim, has the opposite reaction to the baby news and goes into nesting mode.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/baby-done-star-rose-matafeo-talks-potter-covid-guilt-and-taika-waititi-101420|title='Baby Done' star Rose Matafeo talks Potter, Covid guilt and Taika Waititi|first=Nick|last=Dent|website=Time Out Sydney}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Production==
==Production==
Married couple Henderson and Vowell made the semi-autobiographical film out of their own fear of growing old and settling down.<ref> https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/122059892/first-look-at-rose-matafeo-in-new-romcom-baby-done</ref>
Married couple Henderson and Vowell made the semi-autobiographical film out of their own fear of growing old and settling down.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/122059892/first-look-at-rose-matafeo-in-new-romcom-baby-done|title=First look at Rose Matafeo in new romcom Baby Done|date=July 7, 2020|website=Stuff}}</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
The film premiered in Australia and New Zealand on 22 October 2020.<ref>https://eastsidefm.org/baby-done-in-cinemas-22nd-october/</ref> It was later released in the UK and Ireland on 22 January 2021.<ref> https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/11/25/47363/rose_matafeo_movie_gets_a_uk_release_date</ref>
The film premiered in Australia and New Zealand on 22 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eastsidefm.org/baby-done-in-cinemas-22nd-october/|title=BABY DONE in Cinemas 22nd October|date=October 6, 2020}}</ref> It was later released in the UK and Ireland on 22 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/11/25/47363/rose_matafeo_movie_gets_a_uk_release_date|title=Rose Matafeo movie gets a UK release date : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|first=Steve|last=Bennett|website=www.chortle.co.uk}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
[[The Guardian]] praised "Matafeo’s wonderful, compulsively affable performance is core to the film’s irresistible good naturedness: its spirit, pluck, bounce."<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/21/baby-done-review-rose-matafeo-is-wonderful-in-irresistible-film-about-parenthood</ref>
[[The Guardian]] praised "Matafeo’s wonderful, compulsively affable performance is core to the film’s irresistible good naturedness: its spirit, pluck, bounce."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/21/baby-done-review-rose-matafeo-is-wonderful-in-irresistible-film-about-parenthood|title=Baby Done review – Rose Matafeo is wonderful in irresistible film about parenthood|date=October 20, 2020|website=the Guardian}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:07, 23 January 2021

Baby Done
Film poster
Directed byCurtis Vowell
Written bySophie Henderson
Produced byMorgan Waru
Starring
CinematographyIan McCarroll
Edited byRichard Shaw
Music byAmine Ramer
Distributed byMadman Entertainment
Release date
  • 22 October 2020 (2020-10-22)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Baby Done is a 2020 New Zealand comedy film. Directed by Curtis Vowell and executive produced by Taika Waititi, written by Sophie Henderson, and starring Rose Matafeo.[1]

Plot

Zoe is a young woman discovers she's pregnant. But, acting in denial, she tries to do live a wild single life before the baby arrives. But her character's boyfriend, Tim, has the opposite reaction to the baby news and goes into nesting mode.[2]

Cast

Production

Married couple Henderson and Vowell made the semi-autobiographical film out of their own fear of growing old and settling down.[3]

Release

The film premiered in Australia and New Zealand on 22 October 2020.[4] It was later released in the UK and Ireland on 22 January 2021.[5]

Reception

The Guardian praised "Matafeo’s wonderful, compulsively affable performance is core to the film’s irresistible good naturedness: its spirit, pluck, bounce."[6]

References

  1. ^ Tartaglione, Nancy (March 4, 2019). "Taika Waititi Exec Producing 'Baby, Done'; Comedy Stars Rose Matafeo, Matthew Lewis".
  2. ^ Dent, Nick. "'Baby Done' star Rose Matafeo talks Potter, Covid guilt and Taika Waititi". Time Out Sydney.
  3. ^ "First look at Rose Matafeo in new romcom Baby Done". Stuff. July 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "BABY DONE in Cinemas 22nd October". October 6, 2020.
  5. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Rose Matafeo movie gets a UK release date : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Baby Done review – Rose Matafeo is wonderful in irresistible film about parenthood". the Guardian. October 20, 2020.