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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...

Directed By: Jaco Bouwer

Written By: Tertius Kapp

  • 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...

Directed By: Jaco Bouwer

Written By: Tertius Kapp

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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36% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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89
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
75
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
75
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
70
Jun 16, 2021
Gaia uses its atmosphere to great effect.
By Hunter Lanier FULL REVIEW
58
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
58
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
50
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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53% Mixed
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7% Negative
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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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