Nicole Kidmanwas in the house Thursday as writer-director Halina ReijnsBabygirlhad its world premiere screening at theVeniceFilm Festival.

TheA24erotic thriller garnered a seven-minute-plus ovation from the Sala Grande audience.

The woo-hooing only stopped when they were escorted out of the building.

Nicole Kidman attends the red carpet of the movie “Babygirl” presented in competition during the 81st Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2024

Nicole Kidman on the Venice red carpet for ‘Babygirl’ on ThursdayAlberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images

A24 will next take the film to TIFF before releasing the film in the U.S. on Christmas Day.

This is one womans story, and I hope a very liberating story.

which she hopes will function as a tribute to self-love and liberation.

Nicole Kidman in Babygirl movie