When the Bough Breaks

New Orleans. Summer. A shattered mirror. A young couple's dreams hinge on the woman they hire to carry their child. Her growing obsession threatens to destroy them all. This lurid thriller recalls a basic-cable update of *The Hand That Rocks the Cradle*.

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Jon Cassar directed When the Bough Breaks in 2016. See Jon Cassar's full filmography, where to start with Jon Cassar, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jon Cassar.

When the Bough Breaks was released in 2016 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 97 minutes.