Amelia's Children

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Amelia's Children
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French-language poster
Directed byGabriel Abrantes
Written byGabriel Abrantes
Produced byGabriel Abrantes
Margarida Lucas
Starring Brigette Lundy-Paine
Carloto Cotta
CinematographyVasco Viana
Edited byMargarida Lucas
Music byGabriel Abrates
Production
company
Artificial Humors
Distributed by Magnet Releasing
Release date
  • January 18, 2024 (2024-01-18)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryPortugal
LanguagesEnglish [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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Cast

Release

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]

Reception

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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References

  1. 1 2 Murphy, J. Kim (February 28, 2024). "'Amelia's Children' Review: Returning to Portugal, an American Finds Some Nasty Surprises in His Family Tree". Variety. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Klein, Brennan (March 1, 2024). "Amelia's Children Review: Disappointing Portuguese Horror Movie Fails To Break New Ground". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Ehrlich, David (February 29, 2024). "'Amelia's Children' Review: A DNA Test Leads to Hell in a Kooky, Incestuous Horror Movie About the Dark Side of 23andMe". IndieWire. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Amelia's Children". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Abrams, Simon (March 1, 2024). "Amelia's Children". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ Hutchinson, Chase (March 1, 2024). "'Amelia's Children' Review: This Is Why I'm Never Having Kids". Collider. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ Catsoulis, Jeannette (February 29, 2024). "'Amelia's Children' Review: Mommy Weirdest". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
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