A24’s New Film Babygirl Is Giving Us Exactly What We Want
A24 released the trailer for their upcoming film Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Sophie Wilde, and Antonio Banderas. With the tagline, “This Christmas, get exactly what you want,” it looks like we’re in for a ride.
Good girl Watch the sizzling new trailer for Halina Reijn’s BABYGIRL starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, and Antonio Banderas. This Christmas. pic.twitter.com/l57leQzilY
— A24 (@A24) October 1, 2024
Kidman stars as New York business executive Romy, balancing her professional success with her marriage to theater director Jabob (Antonio Banderas). As cracks in the façade begin to form, she meets Samuel (Harris Dickinson), Romy’s company’s new intern, and her assigned mentee. Samuel makes his attraction to Romy clear, and the two then must navigate their forbidden sexual dynamic. Their relationship is fueled by a quest for control and heavily influenced by differences in age, power, and gender.
Throughout the trailer, the audience sees glimpses of the different sides of Romy’s life and how she must adjust to fulfill her role in each of them. In a clip of the dialogue used in the trailer, Romy states, “You’re very young; I don’t want to hurt you,” to which Samuel responds, “Hurt me? I think I have power over you. Because I could make one call and you would lose everything. Does that turn you on when I say that?”
A film that openly discusses female sexual desire, empowerment, and liberation in a provocative yet nuanced way, BABYGIRL is the kind of rare film we so desperately need. Nicole Kidman delivers one of the most raw, complex, and vulnerable performances of her career. #TIFF24 pic.twitter.com/T9fVtyRSiD
— Doug Jamieson (@itsdougjam) September 11, 2024
Categorized as a crime mystery thriller, Babygirl was written and directed by Bodies Bodies Bodies director Halina Reijn. Bodies Bodies Bodies follows a group of rich young adults who, at a hurricane party, play a party game that goes catastrophically wrong. The film heavily critiques Gen Z’s social culture, including backstabbing, and fake friendships. This type of subtext is something that viewers may also find in Babygirl but possibly adjusted to better comment on age-gap relationships, marriage, and how power dynamics impact relationships in the workplace.
Viewers can get what they want this Christmas when Babygirl releases in theaters on December 25. Check out the trailer below.
