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| Amelia's Children | |
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| Directed by | Gabriel Abrantes |
| Written by | Gabriel Abrantes |
| Produced by | Gabriel Abrantes Margarida Lucas |
| Starring | Brigette Lundy-Paine Carloto Cotta |
| Cinematography | Vasco Viana |
| Edited by | Margarida Lucas |
| Music by | Gabriel Abrates |
Production company | Artificial Humors |
| Distributed by | Magnet Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Languages | English [1] Portuguese |
Amelia's Children is a 2024 Portuguese horror thriller film written and directed by Gabriel Abrantes and starring Brigette Lundy-Paine and Carloto Cotta.
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The film was released on January 18, 2024. [2] In the United States, the film was released in theaters and on VOD on March 1, 2024. [3]
The film has a 46% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 13 reviews. [4] Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three stars. [5] Brennan Klein of Screen Rant awarded the film two and a half stars out of five. [2] David Ehrlich of IndieWire graded the film a B-. [3] Chase Hutchinson of Collider scored the film a 3 out of 10. [6]
Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "A hilariously awful collision of soap opera and horror movie, Amelia’s Children teeters so precariously on the cliff top of comedy that one wishes the director, Gabriel Abrantes, had dared to kick it over the edge." [7]
J. Kim Murphy of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Cotta has a face fit for farce, with puzzled, wide eyes that Abrantes takes great pleasure in pulling the wool over. It’s enough fun just to see him get taken for a ride." [1]
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