By Linda Pasquini Finnish horror fable Nightborn explores parents’ emotional hardships, motherhood taboos BERLIN, – Finnish director Hanna Bergholm knew from very early on she wanted her horror film Nightborn to tell a story about difficult emotions that arise when you become a parent and to break taboos that still exist around motherhood. “I knew that I wanted to tell a story about difficult emotions that appear when you are a parent, mother, or a father, and how to face your emotions and yourself,” she said at the Berlin Film Festival, where the film original title Yön Lapsi is featured as part of the Competition section. This Nordic tale of mythological influences follows Saga and her British husband, Jon, played by Harry Potter star Rupert Grint, as they retreat to the seclusion of Finland’s forests and excitedly embark on their new journey as parents. Once the baby is born, however, their joy fades quickly as his appearance and behaviour raise suspicions in Saga that something is terribly wrong. “It was very important that it feels …