Instinct
Film poster
Directed byHalina Reijn
Written byEsther Gerristen
Halina Reijn
Produced byFrans Van Gestel
Arnold Heslenfeld
Laurette Schillings
StarringCarice van Houten
Marwan Kenzari
Edited byJob Ter Burg
Music byElla Van Der Woude
Production
companies
Topkapi Films
BNNVARA
Man Up Film
Distributed byA24
Release dates
  • 12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) (Locarno)
  • 3 October 2019 (2019-10-03) (Netherlands)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

Instinct is a 2019 Dutch drama film directed by Halina Reijn.[1] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3]

Plot

A prison therapist becomes obsessed with her charismatic patient, a violent serial rapist on the verge of being paroled.

Cast

Release

Instinct premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival. A24 acquired the rights to the film in 2022.[4]

Reception

Instinct has an approval rating of 80% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10.[5] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'Instinct': Film Review Locarno 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Adds The Aeronauts, Mosul, Seberg, & More To Festival Slate". Deadline. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Roxborough, Scott (2 September 2019). "Oscars: Netherlands Selects 'Instinct' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (19 September 2022). "A24 Nabs Erotic Thriller 'Instinct' From 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' Director Halina Reijn". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/instinct_2019
  6. ↑ https://www.metacritic.com/movie/instinct-2019?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c
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