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2021
R
Bleecker Street Media
1 h 36 m

2021
R
Bleecker Street Media
1 h 36 m

Summary An injured forest ranger on a routine mission is saved by two off-the-grid survivalists. What is initially a welcome rescue grows more suspicious as the son and his renegade father reveal a cultish devotion to the forest. When their cabin is attacked by a strange being it’s clear there is a far greater threat in this unrelenting wildern...

2021
R
Bleecker Street Media
1 h 36 m

2021
R
Bleecker Street Media
1 h 36 m

Gaia

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews

64

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 15 User Ratings

5.9

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Summary An injured forest ranger on a routine mission is saved by two off-the-grid survivalists. What is initially a welcome rescue grows more suspicious as the son and his renegade father reveal a cultish devotion to the forest. When their cabin is attacked by a strange being it’s clear there is a far greater threat in this unrelenting wildern...

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Top Cast

Monique Rockman

Gabi

Carel Nel

Barend

Alex van Dyk

Stefan

Anthony Oseyemi

Winston

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews

64% Positive
7 Reviews

36% Mixed
4 Reviews

0% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews

64% Positive
7 Reviews

36% Mixed
4 Reviews

0% Negative
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Austin Chronicle

Jun 17, 2021

Everything about Gaia works in tandem to create a steadily escalating mood of Blastomycotic body-horror distress (including Pierre-Henri Wicomb’s anxiety-inducing score). Fans of Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach trilogy and its Annihilation adaptation, and lovers of the defiantly feminine and vengeful natural world will find plenty to chew on in Gaia.

By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW

Jun 25, 2021

Gaia does not feel like homework. It's a thought-provoking and disturbing experience rather than a lecture.

By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW

Jun 17, 2021

Gaia is a weird damn movie, but Bouwer’s filmmaking centers the weirdness so well that once it subsides, we remain assured that we’re on firm ground.

By Andrew Crump FULL REVIEW

Jun 16, 2021

Gaia uses its atmosphere to great effect.

By Hunter Lanier FULL REVIEW

Jun 24, 2021

Traditional horror fans are likely to find the effort tiresome despite a few intense scenes. But those who like their horror films laced in a philosophical debate will find plenty to enjoy.

By Thom Ernst FULL REVIEW

Jun 17, 2021

Even when the story takes on biblical overtones, the melodrama never blossoms. And in terms of suspense, Gaia doesn’t so much tighten the screws as endlessly turn them in the wrong direction.

By A.A. Dowd FULL REVIEW

Jun 14, 2021

After a while, the film’s elaborate, often breathtaking special effects come to feel like it’s only source of complexity.

By Wes Greene FULL REVIEW

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User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 15 User Ratings

40% Positive
6 Ratings

53% Mixed
8 Ratings

7% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 15 User Ratings

40% Positive
6 Ratings

53% Mixed
8 Ratings

7% Negative
1 Rating

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Details

Production Company Film Initiative Africa

Release Date Jun 18, 2021

Duration 1 h 36 m

Rating R

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Website https://www.gaia.film/

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Awards

Silwerskerm Festival

• 5 Wins & 12 Nominations

South African Film and Television Awards

• 4 Wins & 9 Nominations

SXSW Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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