To My Child

To My Child (also known as Mitt Barn) is a Swedish adult animated folk horror film directed by Krister Forsman. Although it received generally positive reviews, its biblical allegories and depiction of violence sparked controversy.

Plot
There once was a family who had recently welcomed a child into the world. Despite the fact that their newest arrival was not a typical child, they were ecstatic and relieved. The newborn's birthmark, shaped like an infinity symbol, was discovered by the family, who resided in a little town on the outskirts of the woods.

The family was naturally concerned about their little child and what he might mean for them and their future. The baby continued to grow larger and faster than any baby should as the weeks went by. His eyes were a deep red shade that appeared almost blood red, and he had pale skin. Something didn't seem right, and the family couldn't help but notice it.

One night, the family began to get increasingly concerned after hearing weird noises coming from outside their window. When they turned to look, they noticed a figure standing in the shadows with eyes that were blazing with fire and pale, icy skin. It appeared to be clutching something in its arms and had long claws and bat-like wings.

The family initially believed it to be some sort of beast, but as it drew near, they realized it was unlike any creature they had ever seen. It was a demon that had come to steal their child from them. The family made an effort to resist, but it was ineffective. The monster was too powerful, and before long it had the infant in its grip.

The family was distraught and worried about what would happen to their young child. They were left with no choice but to wait and pray for the best. Without any news regarding the infant or what happened to him, weeks elapsed. When the family received a letter from the demon one day that simply stated, "Your child is mine now," they had all but given up hope.

The family had no idea what this meant, but before they could find out, other letters from strangers all over town began showing up at their door, discussing unusual things they had witnessed in the family's neighborhood woods. Others claimed to have seen an infant wandering through the woodland with flaming red eyes, skin as pale as a corpse, and bare feet despite the bitter winter weather.

The reports frightened the family, but they were much more horrified when they realized that it had to be their young child that strangers had been seeing. They soon began to hear stories that the demon had kidnapped their child and was planning to use him against humans as part of his own infernal family.

The family set out on a mission to find their little child deep inside the forest with the help of some of their closest friends in an effort to save him. They finally located him in a mysterious cave surrounded by otherworldly animals after days of searching.

As they grew closer, the family discovered that something far more powerful than anything they could have imagined was protecting their child in regards to the demons. The demon had called upon this power to shield his newborn from ever again being snatched from him. The family tried to stop the beast, but they were unable to do so. No matter what they did, nothing seemed to be able to stop it, and eventually all hope seemed to be lost. Then, out of nowhere, the infant began to cry out in fright, which led the beast to glance away momentarily, long enough for one of them to move and get hold of him.

Even though they knew fate would soon catch up with them once more, they hurried as quickly as they could back home with the infant in their arms. True enough, not too long after they arrived home with their infant, awful things began to occur all around the town: houses were set on fire, strange animal deaths occurred, and crops failed over night as if cursed by an evil force beyond this world.

The family understood that it must have been due to what had transpired in those forests, for daring to reclaim what was rightfully theirs without first receiving permission from whatever authority controlled those lands—even if that authority was none other than a demon himself. Regrettably, there was nothing left for them to do; all hope was vanished, and it appeared that the only option left was to be cursed for all eternity with whatever misfortune this powerful beast would bring upon them every single night for all eternity.

But far from this town, in the middle of those woods, a baby slept peacefully, blissfully unknowing that he would never again see his loving parents or experience their affection.

Cast and Characters

 * Ane Dahl Torp as Mother
 * Tim Petersson as Father
 * Övid Lötvall as Boy
 * Gabriella Lindahl as Girl
 * Gunnar Sundberg as the Beast
 * Jonathan Hansson as the Horned God
 * Nelly Löfgren as the Maiden
 * Sten Ljunggren as Old Man