Austrian Horror-Thriller ‘Goodnight Mommy’ Arrives Dec. 1

In a lonesome house in the countryside in the heat of mid-summer, 9-year-old twin brothers await their mother’s return from the hospital. When she comes home with her face obscured by bandages, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is. What ensues is a terrifying struggle with fatal consequences. Austria’s official 2016 entry for Best Foreign-language Film. Vitals: Director: Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. Stars: Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, Lukas Schwarz. 2015 — Austria, CC, MPAA rating: R, 100 min., Horror, Box office gross: $.650 million, RADiUS/Anchor Bay. Extras: “A Conversation with Filmmakers Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala.”