The Innocents

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The Innocents

Released May 13, 2022

1h 58m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal mysterious powers. But what starts out innocent soon takes a dark and violent turn in this gripping supernatural thriller.

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Critics Consensus

The Innocents chillingly subverts the purity of youth in a powerfully acted thriller that lingers long after the credits roll.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

It's really good.

Jan 11, 2024

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Vogt brings out the ugliness of childhood... and ramps it up with endless malice that slowly builds to horrific action.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 25, 2022

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

Sophistication. Depth. And an appreciation for old-fashioned emotion and unexpected heroism. It’s hard to frame The Innocents as a feel-good movie, but there’s much in it that’s ennobling as well as disturbing, and satisfyingly weird.

Aug 17, 2022

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William Stottor

Flick Feast

For all its flaws, The Innocents still manages to be an intriguing and daring psychological horror, based around one very unnerving child indeed.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

The young actors portraying these kids all deliver unexpectedly extraordinary performances. The group epitomizes a generation growing up utterly detached and subdivided.

Oct 31, 2023

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Ernesto Diezmartinez

Letras Libres

The second film by Norwegian director Eskil Vogt belongs to a fruitful narrative tradition of children capable of doing evil, even without being fully aware of it. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/4

Oct 2, 2023

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Ernest

I had no idea that it was a foreign film with subtitles. After a few minutes I got used to reading the dialog. The Horror genre of the fim sneaks up onyou, well done.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/23/22

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Brigitte D

I personally wouldn’t recommend this film… regardless of artistic license for a horror movie, which it is… if you like cats, do not watch this, completely disgusting and unnecessary! Btw… I stopped watching it as soon as I saw what might happen the cat… having read the plot later, I’m glad I turned this horrible film off!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/24/25

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chris h

I cannot praise this film enough. Very slow, but be patient because it delivers an amazing story. The child actors are stunning, Alva Brysmo Ramstad is outstanding, forget the flaccid Oscars, this is what brilliant acting is about, not showy bullshit "performance" but natural, engaging and in this case chilling. It captures the cruelty, viscousness and innocence, hence the title, of what it is to be a child. I highly recommend this movie, one of the best I have seen this year.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/20/24

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David W

Quietly powerful, affecting and very well acted by the young cast. It didn't fully explain some aspects such the reason for their abilities but maybe that made it all the more mysterious. It stayed with me long after I'd watched it, which is often the mark of an excellent movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Josie S

The plot was tense enough to hold my attention but the ending scene with a frickin' vortex of little blonde haired blue eyed nordic children solemnly watching as two of their own murder a brown boy is just a bit too questionable for my taste given the general attitude toward immigrants in the nordics.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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Rob G

Was an entertaining movie. The only thing that keeps this at 3 stars vs higher is the fact the plot did not explain how all of these kids acquired their special gifts. I get you need to have a certain suspension of disbelief when watching certain movies but c'mon. How exactly did these kids get these abilities? Just seems they could have explained something,.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Eskil Vogt

Director

Rakel Lenora Fløttum

Ida

Alva Brynsmo Ramstad

Anna

Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim

Aisha

Sam Ashraf

Ben

Ellen Dorrit Petersen

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Synopsis

During the bright Nordic summer, a group of children reveal mysterious powers. But what starts out innocent soon takes a dark and violent turn in this gripping supernatural thriller.

Director: Eskil Vogt
Producer: Maria Ekerhovd, Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff
Screenwriter: Eskil Vogt
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: Don't Look Now, Snowglobe, Mer Film, Logical Pictures, BUFO, Zentropa
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.1K
Runtime: 1h 58m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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