Baby Done
Baby Done is a 2020 New Zealand comedy film. Directed by Curtis Vowell and 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
- Zoe - Rose Matafeo
- Tim - Matthew Lewis
- Brian - Nic Sampson
- Molly - Emily Barclay
- Alice Snedden - Antenatal teacher
Production
Married couple Henderson and Vowell made the semi-autobiographical film out of their own fear of growing old and settling down.[3]
Release
Released in Australia and New Zealand in October 2020, it was given a release date in the UK and Ireland of January 22, 2021.[4]
Reception
The Guardian praised “Matafeo’s wonderful, compulsively affable performance is core to the film’s irresistible good naturedness: its spirit, pluck, bounce.”[5]
References
- ^ https://www.deadline.com/2019/03/baby-done-movie-taika-waititi-rose-matafeo-matthew-lewis-1202568749/amp/
- ^ https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/baby-done-star-rose-matafeo-talks-potter-covid-guilt-and-taika-waititi-101420
- ^ https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/122059892/first-look-at-rose-matafeo-in-new-romcom-baby-done
- ^ https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2020/11/25/47363/rose_matafeo_movie_gets_a_uk_release_date
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/21/baby-done-review-rose-matafeo-is-wonderful-in-irresistible-film-about-parenthood