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Welcome Home Baby

Panorama 2025
© Lotus Filmproduktion, Senator Film Produktion
Berlin emergency doctor Judith has inherited a house which she did not even know existed from the family that gave her away as a child. She travels to Austria with her husband Ryan to sell the property. Once there, Judith meets her inscrutable aunt Paula who seems determined to keep her in the village. But the longer Judith stays in her former home, the more images and emotions from her subconscious come to the surface. In her search for the truth, Judith unleashes unexpected powers; space and time dissolve and she loses control of her own will. Trapped in a nightmare, she desperately tries to break the cycle.
Welcome Home Baby is a psychological thriller that uses genre tropes to confront the audience with questions about trauma, identity and self-empowerment. It is a film that approaches the horror of the incomprehensible via atmosphere, associations and ellipses. A visually stunning plunge into the hidden depths of a foreign homeland.
by Andreas Prochaska (Director, Screenplay), Daniela Baumgärtl (Screenplay), Constantin Lieb (Screenplay)
with Julia Franz Richter, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Gerti Drassl, Maria Hofstätter, Gerhard Liebmann, Linde Prelog, Inge Maux, Erika Mottl Austria / Germany 2025 German 115' Colour World premiere Rating R 16

With

  • Julia Franz Richter (Judith)
  • Reinout Scholten van Aschat (Ryan)
  • Gerti Drassl (Aunt Paula)
  • Maria Hofstätter (Mrs. Ramsauer)
  • Gerhard Liebmann (Scheichl)
  • Linde Prelog (Mom Scheichl)
  • Inge Maux (Mrs. Loidl)
  • Erika Mottl (Hannah Schatzenberger)

Crew

Director Andreas Prochaska
Screenplay Andreas Prochaska, Daniela Baumgärtl, Constantin Lieb
Cinematography Carmen Treichl
Editing Karin Hartusch
Music Karwan Marouf
Sound Design Nina Slatosch, Johannes Konecny
Production Design Claus Rudolf Amler
Casting Nicole Schmied, Suse Marquardt
Animation Valentin Struklec, Thomas Rath
Producers Tommy Pridnig, Clemens Wollein, Ulf Israel, Reik Möller

Produced by

Lotus Filmproduktion

Senator Film Produktion

World Sales

Global Screen

Photos

Andreas Prochaska

© Petro Domenigg

Born in Vienna, Austria in 1964. He began his career as an editor and worked on films including Michael Haneke’s Funny Games. In 1998, he directed his debut feature film, Die 3 Posträuber. He made his breakthrough in 2006 with In 3 Tagen bist du tot. His comedy The Unintentional Kidnapping of Elfriede Ott (The Unintentional Kidnapping of Elfriede Ott) won the 2011 Austrian Film Award. In 2012, he received an Emmy for Das Wunder von Kärnten (A Day for a Miracle), and in 2013, the Austrian Film Award for Das finstere Tal (The Dark Valley). He then directed the first season of the series Das Boot. In England, he developed the series adaptation of the “Alex Rider” novels for teenagers.

Filmography (selection)

2006 In 3 Tagen bist Du tot 2008 In 3 Tagen bist Du tot 2 2010 Die unabsichtliche Entführung der Frau Elfriede Ott (The Unintentional Kidnapping of Elfriede Ott) 2012 Das Wunder von Kärnten (A Day for a Miracle) 2013 Das finstere Tal (The Dark Valley) 2015 Das Attentat Sarajevo 1914; TV film 2017 Maximilian – Das Spiel von Macht und Liebe (Maximilian and Marie de Bourgogne); mini series 2018 Das Boot; series, 8 episodes 2022 Die Flut (aka: Hauke Haiens Tod); TV film 2020 Alex Rider; series, 4 episodes 2024 Love Sucks; series, 4 episodes 2025 Welcome Home Baby

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025