Nightborn horror film explores postpartum terror starring Rupert Grint

Nightborn, a body‑horror thriller directed by Hanna Bergholm, premiered in cinemas on 22 July. The 92‑minute film, a co‑production involving Finland, Lithuania, France and the United Kingdom, stars Finnish actress Seidi Haarla and British actor Rupert Grint. Set in a remote Finnish forest steeped in folklore, the story follows a couple confronting a nightmarish birth that turns motherhood into a monstrous ordeal.

Critics note the film’s slow pacing and heavy atmosphere, describing it as a “pushing” take on postpartum depression rendered through graphic and unsettling visuals. While the performances, particularly Grint’s portrayal of paternal frustration, receive praise, reviewers find the narrative reliance on familiar haunted‑house tropes limiting.