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  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 54 m
Earwig

Summary Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia’s well-being. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave.

Directed By: Lucile Hadzihalilovic

Written By: Geoff Cox, Brian Catling, Lucile Hadzihalilovic

  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 54 m
  • 2022
  • Juno Films
  • 1 h 54 m
Earwig
Metascore Generally favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Mixed or average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia’s well-being. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave.

Directed By: Lucile Hadzihalilovic

Written By: Geoff Cox, Brian Catling, Lucile Hadzihalilovic

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Metascore
Generally favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
61
54% Positive
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46% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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54% Positive
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46% Mixed
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91
Sep 18, 2021
Movies like “Earwig” defy criticism or even explanation. ... Lucile Hadžihalilović took a risk by making a movie this peculiar; it feels like the least we can do is take a risk by watching it.
By Jason Bailey FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 7, 2022
In a just world, Hadžihalilović would be as acclaimed as somebody like Tim Burton, whose greatest films boast a spiritual connection of sorts to the French director.
By Martyn Conterio FULL REVIEW
67
Sep 18, 2021
The result is an impressionistic film that flirts with slow cinema on its way towards something more incantatory; a film that doesn’t want to lull you to sleep so much as it wants to lure you into a place so dark and dreamy that you can no longer be certain that you’re still awake.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 15, 2022
Hadžihalilović's latest is both too hazy to make a great adaptation and too focused to be genuinely dream-like.
By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 11, 2022
Earwig, the director’s first English-language film, lacks the macabre logic of Evolution, or the precision of Innocence; the audience is left fumbling for meaning in the gloom.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 18, 2021
Viewers looking for explanations should probably stay away, but those willing to be carried by the film’s casual pace and haunting aesthetic will find there are few places like it in contemporary cinema.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 10, 2022
This is at the very least a beautifully designed failure, marrying crepuscular photography with faultless art direction, and blessed by a gorgeous, otherworldly score by Augustin Viard, a specialist in the ondes Martenot. It looks and sounds so darkly inviting – but sends you home unsated.
By Tim Robey FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Petit Film, Anti-Worlds, Frakas Productions, BFI Film Fund, Film 4
Release Date Jul 15, 2022
Duration 1 h 54 m
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Awards

San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Toronto International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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