The Innocents

Name: The Innocents
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Released: May 13, 2022
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 79
Cast: Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Irina Eidsvold Tøien, Kadra Yusuf, Lisa Tønne

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Vértigo Films | Release Date: May 13, 2022 | NR

Starring: Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Irina Eidsvold Tøien, Kadra Yusuf, Lisa Tønne, Marius Kolbenstvedt, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Morten Svartveit, Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Sam Ashraf

Summary: Four children become friends during the bright Nordic summer. Out of sight of the adults, they discover they have hidden powers. While exploring their newfound abilities in the nearby forests and playgrounds, their innocent play takes a dark turn and strange things begin to happen.

Director: Eskil Vogt

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror

Rating: NR

Runtime: 117 min

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

May 18, 2022

The Innocents is a nightmare unfolding in cold, clear daylight. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Apr 20, 2022

The lonely, uncanny and sometimes unthinkingly violent world of childhood is explored with chilling candor and exceptional skill in writer-director Eskil Vogt’s arthouse horror feature The Innocents. Read full review

Polygon Tasha Robinson

May 19, 2022

Vogt makes deliberate, thoughtful choices that amp up the story’s drama and horror without ever turning it into the kind of action-centric special-effects showcase Americans have come to expect even from their low-budget superpower stories. Read full review

Matt Donato

May 13, 2022

The pace of this gorgeously shot Norwegian pseudo-fable will be a roadblock for some, but give Vogt a chance. Storytelling rewards are bountiful once The Innocents executes its conflicts well above the expected maturities of players on screen. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Aug 25, 2022

Vogt brings out the ugliness of childhood (the shallow empathy, the lashing out, the selfishness, the curiosity about the disgusting) and ramps it up with endless malice that slowly builds to horrific action. It's the anti-jump scare, with a sickening catharsis that what you think is coming does, indeed, come to pass. Read full review

IndieWire Christian Zilko

May 12, 2022

The Innocents is a film about childhood as much as it is about murder, sharing as much DNA with “Boyhood” as it does “The Bad Seed.” Specifically, it’s a film about contemporary childhood and, in a dangerous world that forces kids to grow up faster and faster, whether innocence is even still possible Read full review

Wes Greene

Apr 20, 2022

The Innocents adopts a slasher-esque vibe that, however airlessly aestheticized, feels lurid for the sake of being lurid. Read full review

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A73

Sep 14, 2022

The best fantasy movie you will see in a while if you love real cinema. The usual movie that american industry will remake in a year or two with a lot of expensive effects that the movie does not need. Incredible acting, clever treatment, amazing direction.

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crotch

Jul 8, 2022

This film makes American films look like a joke. I wish I was kidding. From the very first to the very last scene, I was watching with wide open eyes and a level of immersion that could be classified as hypnosis. I’m not sure if I’ve ever experienced something like this before. I think IThis film makes American films look like a joke. I wish I was kidding. From the very first to the very last scene, I was watching with wide open eyes and a level of immersion that could be classified as hypnosis. I’m not sure if I’ve ever experienced something like this before. I think I should stop watching movies now. Nothing can beat this.… Expand

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shoulderoforion

May 14, 2022

This gets my first 10 of the year. This film was thoroughly enjoyable once you realized what it was, and made the decision to appreciate it, and the directors decision to treat his audience with respect. It's a case study of the horrors of childhood, first blushes of autonomousThis gets my first 10 of the year. This film was thoroughly enjoyable once you realized what it was, and made the decision to appreciate it, and the directors decision to treat his audience with respect. It's a case study of the horrors of childhood, first blushes of autonomous socialization, discovery, and power imbalances. This is a horror film without a single jump cut. This was a smart, crafted, and wonderful movie. I highly recommend it.… Expand

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imtheonlytye

Jul 22, 2022

I am beyond traumatized. Why is always countries outside of the US that make the best movies? This was pretty good! The cinematography was amazing and artistic, and holy frick, the acting from the kids was phenomenal. These children should get awards. It made me completely uncomfortableI am beyond traumatized. Why is always countries outside of the US that make the best movies? This was pretty good! The cinematography was amazing and artistic, and holy frick, the acting from the kids was phenomenal. These children should get awards. It made me completely uncomfortable throughout the whole movie, which is a good thing. This is the type of horror I love. It's sad that these are very rare nowadays. This movie had a lot of disturbing scenes so prepare yourself. I was watching it with my girlfriend and we had to turn it off during the cat scene because she did not like that at all, lol. They really did Aisha dirty though. She was the best. Anyway, this was a great film overall with a really great concept.… Expand

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bertobellamy

May 5, 2023

'The Innocents' is a disturbing horror thriller that slowly crawls into you. Norse filmmakers sure know how to shock people with their twisted everyday-life stories. Eskil Vogt — can't you believe it's the same guy that co-wrote 'The Worst Person in the World'? — reminds us how cruel'The Innocents' is a disturbing horror thriller that slowly crawls into you. Norse filmmakers sure know how to shock people with their twisted everyday-life stories. Eskil Vogt — can't you believe it's the same guy that co-wrote 'The Worst Person in the World'? — reminds us how cruel children's world can be. Loss of innocence, the notions of right and wrong at a very young age, and how parents sometimes are unaware of what their kids are passing through in their micro-environments are explored here. Vogt, of course, encompasses everything into a violent tale of morbid curiosity and malice. The fantastic element never goes off the rails despite some very graphic moments. Maybe it's not as profound as something like 'Let the Right One in,' but it will leave you with a very uncomfortable feeling.… Expand

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Panchogul

Dec 25, 2022

La historia es simple pero interesante, quizás se pueda tornar demasiado lenta y en ocasiones parece que las cosas no quieren avanzar y de hecho es así, pero tiene un aura tan envolvente que desde el primer plano ya estas atrapado hasta el final.

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Mauro_Lanari

Jan 21, 2023

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Marginalized, abandoned young kids, neglected by their parents, some are more aggressive than others, one is sadistic. They conflict with each other: a heterodestructive variant of the lyrics of "Jeremy" and its 3rd video clip, the uncensored one directed by Pellington? A(Mauro Lanari)
Marginalized, abandoned young kids, neglected by their parents, some are more aggressive than others, one is sadistic. They conflict with each other: a heterodestructive variant of the lyrics of "Jeremy" and its 3rd video clip, the uncensored one directed by Pellington? A tribute to "Carrie" (De Palma 1976) or a childish version of Xavier and Memento, where even here masculinity is toxic and ESP are the prerogative of two little girls, one of whom is paradoxically autistic? My preference still goes to the abundant 5 minutes of that 1992 Pearl Jam song.… Expand

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