Luca has spent all of her life in front of cameras, ever since her parens (Bea Brooks, Liliom Lewald) have to decided (before her birth) to turn their lives into a podcast, and Luca was pretty much born into that podcast - her birth has actually streamed live. For the family, the gamble has paid off though, the podcast has become a success and is paying them good money. On the flipside, due to being in the limelight pretty much all the time, Luca has not had a real friend in years, her closest to being one is their podcast's showrunner Julie (Joy Ewulu), and spending her teenage years in publicis slowly taking a toll on her, especially when her parents announce they're to have another kid - not out of love, just as a business decision, and against Luca's express wishes. Luca does what many girls her age would do in such a situation, she runs away from home - but she knows nothing but life in front of the camera, so where can she go, who can she turn to?

Now in its best moments, Babystar is a brilliant and absolutely biting satire, thanks to clevre writing and also to a great performance by Maja Bons who really captures the emotional depth of her character. And of course, an elegant directorial effort that perfectly ccaptures its lead character's inner emptiness doesn't hurt one bit either. A small downside then is that the film isn't without its lengths and sometime favours artsy imagery over narrative nedessity. That said though, it's really the film's timeliness, relevance and insight that make it pretty much a must-see.

Babystar will be in UK and Irish Cinemas from September 25th, 2026.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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