FIH001 - The Innocents (2021 - Norway)

General Witchfinders

English - June 30, 2022 20:29 - 1 hour - 116 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratings
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The Innocents

NOT the 1961 film with Deborah Kerr, which we WILL be covering in the mothership show at some point, which has a far more comprehensive Wikipedia article than the sparsely covered film that we did watch, hence Ross adding in this short paragraph to bulk out the intro a little -

Rather, we are talking about - The Innocents or De Uskyldige - a 2021 Norwegian supernatural thriller film directed by Eskil Vogt.

Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and out of sight of the adults they, discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen.

Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "low-tech, high-tension", writing that "The lonely, uncanny and sometimes unthinkingly violent world of childhood is explored with chilling candour and exceptional skill".

Jessica Kiang of Variety praised the performances of the child actors as well as the film's atmosphere, calling the film "both a satisfying genre exercise and a minute observation of the process by which young children acquire morality."

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