PREVIEW: Earwig (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Paul Hilton (Lady Macbeth), Alex Lawther (Ghost Stories), Romane Hemelaers (film debut), Romola Garai (Atonement), Peter Van den Begin (The Ardennes), Anastasia Robin (Return to Bollene), Marie Bos (Ellektra), Isabelle de Hertogh (Baby Balloon), Michael Pas (High Heels, Low Tide), Martin Verset (The Royal Exchange)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Lucile Hadžihalilović (Innocence), director, writer; Geoff Cox (High Life), writer; Jean des Forêts (Raw), Amélie Jacquis (The Family) and Andrew Starke (Possessor), producers; Nicolas Becker (Sound of Metal), Warren Ellis (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) and Augustin Viard (Shelley’s Blaze), composers; Jonathan Ricquebourg (Alone at My Wedding), cinematographer; Adam Finch (Stones Against Diamonds), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In mid-20th century Europe, Albert (Hilton) is employed as the caretaker of Mia (Hemelaers), a 10-year-old girl whose dentures are made of ice and must be changed several times a day in her isolated apartment. However, when Albert receives a call to prepare Mia for the outside world, he figures out the best course of action…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A strange but oddly sweet fairy tale from filmmaker Lucile Hadžihalilović, Earwig offers unpredictability and often surreal imagery that makes it frequently compelling.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 10TH JUNE 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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