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The Occupant

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Desperate to save her sister, Abby (Ella Balinska) takes a dangerous job in the remote Georgian wilderness. Stranded in the mountains after her helicopter crashes, she finds hope through John (Rob Delaney), a mysterious helper radioing from nearby. As he guides her through the harsh conditions, Abby struggles to survive, and her grip on reality falters until she is faced with an impossible choice.
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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Aug 8
2/4
Part sci-fi, part family drama, part survival horror, it reminds one of an oft-repeated critical phrase of mine: If you make multiple movies at the same time, you often fail at making one. Go to Full Review
Paul Mount Starburst Oct 3
3/5
It’s powerful and its striking – it’s a hugely good-looking film – but there are times where it asks too many questions it doesn’t feel compelled to answer. Go to Full Review
Chris Joyce Movies and Munchies (YouTube) Aug 11
3.5/5
[The Occupant is] intense, quiet, beautifully shot, and terrifying, all while maintaining a pressure-cooker grip on the audience through Balinska’s endless drive. Go to Full Review
Peter Gray The AU Review Aug 11
3.5/5
Revels in both its sci-fi and action temperament as it details a haunting tale of grief and acceptance. Go to Full Review
Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Aug 10
Some movies should remain shorts, especially if the other characters are not going to feel as real and three-dimensional as the protagonist. While the visuals are impressive, and it is well acted, the story needed more work. Go to Full Review
Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Aug 8
3/5
Having developed an interesting idea and set the pieces in motion, the creative team doesn’t seem to know what to do with the middle portion of the film. Go to Full Review
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Ernesto H @RT24254125 1d The movie has good intentions. Yet, it becomes tiresome. There was something metaphysical at the beginning. But it does not achieve to a cuspidal. 75 per cent of the movie shows survival, fight. Nothing new about a strong woman determination. I became bored. It became predictable. Something went wrong in the message. With good intentions, I am sure. And at the end is very simple and basic. A deflated philosophy… I will repeat: it is a plot with good intentions. Yet it is for me a production of a university student. I will give it a 1 over 5 stars. See more Andrea Á @Andrea245 Mar 8 Vivir y dejar morir No siempre obtienes lo que quieres La película muestra eso: lucha, dualidad, aceptación y el largo camino que seguimos para asumir esa realidad. No me aburrió, me gustó porque las pelis de app están hechas a la rápida, con poco argumento, diálogo e historia y al menos "El Ocupante" ofrece una alternativa. Pudieron sacar más provecho del misterio. See more Marcus W @AlfieSox Mar 3 Not impressed by this movie at all. Low budget pretentious rubbish. A Russian soldier in arctic combat gear, which was actually a painters dust suit... I felt compelled to watch it all because I needed to understand what it was trying to be about. Unfortunately the writer and director didn't know either. Drivel See more Par H @Parhwy Feb 27 The Occupant (2025) is a film I enjoyed watching albeit I played on my phone somewhat and paused a few times (that reflects on me more than the film: tiredness opens the door for distraction). That said, I would not rewatch simply because its themes and suspense are both dark and known, losing their darkness and surprise. For you, I recommend you watch it. The location and scenery is worth viewing. Georgian Caucuses, I mean, wow. There were only a few times where I felt the story was unfeasible (where Abby was facing prolonged, extreme environmental factors, and how she and the Russian soldier become road trip buddies). I was unclear on the motivation of John in wanting Abby. The rock CGI and concept was good. I did not get into the sister and home-life storyline. Again, that reflects on me. It is essential to the film, undoubtably, I enjoyed the survivor/alien/Georgian story much more. See more Kashgar A @AllFunAndGames Feb 24 I absolutely hate metaphors movies. They all suck you in in the same way - with a strong action, sci fi or horror premise, and in the end they just beat you over the head with some simplistic message about mental health or (in the case of this particular movie) acceptance of the inevitable. And as always, sod the actual storyline. Whatever the agent was that carried the premise, it’s just disposed of as soon as the point is made. I’ve seen student movies that are better than this one - at least someone critiques the maker and tells them to pull their head out of their arse. If I could give this no stars I would. See more jemima p @Jemima82 Feb 21 What a waste of time. Never really went anywhere and then had a Pointless ending See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Desperate to save her sister, Abby (Ella Balinska) takes a dangerous job in the remote Georgian wilderness. Stranded in the mountains after her helicopter crashes, she finds hope through John (Rob Delaney), a mysterious helper radioing from nearby. As he guides her through the harsh conditions, Abby struggles to survive, and her grip on reality falters until she is faced with an impossible choice.
Director
Hugo Keijzer
Producer
Raymond van der Kaaij, Isabel Freer, Jay Taylor, Kwesi Dickson
Screenwriter
Philip Michael Howe, Hugo Keijzer, Roelof Jan Minneboo, Xiao Tang
Distributor
DECAL
Production Co
Revolver Amsterdam
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 8, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 8, 2025
Runtime
1h 44m
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