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Baby Done

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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 & Piki Films
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

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

Cast

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Production

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

Release

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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

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The Guardian praised "Matafeo’s wonderful, compulsively affable performance is core to the film’s irresistible good naturedness: its spirit, pluck, bounce."[6] On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A lightly humorous look at impending parenthood, Baby Done finds laughs -- and moments of genuine honesty -- in a life-altering event."[7]

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  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. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. ^ Bennett, Steve. "Rose Matafeo movie gets a UK release date : News 2020 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". www.chortle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
  6. ^ "Baby Done review – Rose Matafeo is wonderful in irresistible film about parenthood". the Guardian. October 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Baby Done". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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