Tuesday 21st July, London, UK: Metis Films is delighted to announce that Joscha Bongard’s biting satirical drama, Babystar, will arrive in UK & Irish Cinemas on 25th September.
Luca lives in a big house with her loving parents, and she has millions of followers on social media. She has everything a teenage girl could wish for. Except Luca has never chosen that life – being an influencer is a family business and her parents make it very clear that although she is very dear to them, she must play her part to keep the sponsors coming.
When her parents plan to extend the family, a crisis begins to loom. As Luca puts it herself: she just wants to be ‘special’. Can she remain the only ‘babystar’ or is she as expendable as her last Instagram story?
Having premiered to strong reviews at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, Babystar has drawn comparisons to Yorgos Lanthimos and Ruben Östlund, earning a strong reviews from Screen Daily, Variety and others.
While satire often mirrors reality too sharply for comfort, Babystar‘s release in UK & Irish cinemas comes at a time when social media is under huge scrutiny, especially in teenagers and children. In June 2026, the UK government announced legislation to ban under-16s from social media platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat, with the bill likely to come into force later next year.
The cast of Babystar include Maja Bons (Everybody is F*king Crazy), Bea Brocks, Liliom Lewald, Joy Ewulu, Maximilian Mundt (How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)) and Verena Altenberger (Tatort).
Babystar will be in UK & Irish Cinemas from 25th September