Instinct | |
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Directed by | Halina Reijn |
Written by | Esther Gerristen Halina Reijn |
Produced by | Frans Van Gestel Arnold Heslenfeld Laurette Schillings |
Starring | Carice van Houten Marwan Kenzari |
Edited by | Job Ter Burg |
Music by | Ella Van Der Woude |
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Distributed by | A24 |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | Netherlands |
Language | Dutch |
Instinct is a 2019 Dutch drama film directed by Halina Reijn. [1] It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. [2] It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. [3]
A prison therapist becomes obsessed with her charismatic patient, a violent serial rapist on the verge of being paroled.
Instinct premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival. A24 acquired the rights to the film in 2022. [4]
Instinct has an approval rating of 80% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10. [5] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews". [6]
Carice Anouk van Houten is a Dutch actress and singer. Her first leading role in the television film Suzy Q (1999) won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama; two years later, she won the Golden Calf for Best Actress for Miss Minoes (2001).
Halina Reijn is a Dutch actress, writer and film director.
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