Hatching (film)

Hatching (Finnish: Pahanhautoja) is a 2022 Finnish body horror film directed by Hanna Bergholm and written by Ilja Rautsi. The film stars Jani Volanen, Reino Nordin, Saija Lentonen, Siiri Solalinna and Sophia Heikkilä.[3] It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2022.[4] It won the Grand prix and the prix du jury jeunes at the Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer 2022

Not to be confused with The Hatching.
Hatching
Finnish release poster
FinnishPahanhautoja
Directed byHanna Bergholm
Written byIlja Rautsi
Produced by
  • Mika Ritalahti
  • Niko Ritalahti
  • Nima Yousefi
Starring
CinematographyJarkko T. Laine
Edited byLinda Jildmalm
Music byStein Berge Svendsen
Production
company
Silva Mysterium Oy
Distributed byIFC Midnight (United States)
Release date
  • January 23, 2022 (2022-01-23) (Sundance)
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
BudgetEUR 3,956,000[1]
Box office$431,491[2]

Plot

The film centers on Tinja, a 12-year-old gymnast desperate to please her mother, a woman obsessed with presenting the image of a perfect family to the world through her popular blog.[5] One day Tinja finds a mysterious egg, which she chooses to bring home. Once it hatches, she names the creature within "Alli", and cares for it as it grows into a doppelgänger that acts upon Tinja's repressed emotions.

Cast

The cast include:[6]

  • Jani Volanen as Father
  • Reino Nordin as Tero
  • Siiri Solalinna as Tinja/Alli
  • Saija Lentonen as Coach
  • Sophia Heikkilä as Mother

Production

Development

Director Hanna Bergholm began casting around 2018. Casting for the role of Tinja was described as challenging due to it being a demanding dual role, as the actor would be required to portray both Tinja and the monster Alli.[7]

Filming was slated to begin in July 2019.[7]

Special effects

The monster of the film was portrayed by an animatronic puppet, created by the lead animatronic designer Gustav Hoegen and his team, who previously worked on such properties as Star Wars, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and 2010's Clash of the Titans. As the monster evolves, instead of the puppet, it is played by different performers. The special effects make-up was designed by Academy Award-nominated effects artist Conor O'Sullivan, known for his work on Game of Thrones, X-Men: First Class, Saving Private Ryan and Aliens.[8]

Release and marketing

At the end of June 2020 IFC Midnight acquired the distribution rights to the film. The plan was to first release the feature film at a major international festival in 2022 before releasing it in cinemas and VOD platforms.[5] It premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2022.[4]

A trailer for the film was released in February 2021. Brad Miska of Bloody Disgusting commented on the trailer, comparing it favorably to the 1990 film Meet the Applegates and writing that it "sits comfortably toward the top of my must-see list."[9] IndieWire's Eric Kohn also made mention of the film in their list of Cannes 2021 predictions, writing that it "could appeal to fans of the Swedish monster movie, 'Border' — which won the Un Certain Regard prize at Cannes in 2018 — but with an extra dose of commentary of the social media curation of one's lives so many of us engage in."[10]

The film is planned for a limited theatrical release on April 29, 2022 [11]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 31 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.20/10. The site's consensus reads: "A message movie with a hard horror shell, Hatching perches between beauty and revulsion--and establishes Hanna Bergholm as a bright new talent".[12]

References
  1. "Pahanhautoja". Silva Mysterium. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  2. "X (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. Welk, Brian (June 22, 2020). "IFC Midnight Nabs Finnish Body Horror Film 'Hatching' Out of Cannes Virtual Market". The Wrap. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 9, 2021). "Sundance 2022: Hybrid Festival Sees Princess Diana, Michael Kenneth Williams, Dakota Johnson, Bill Cosby, NYC Rock'n'Roll & Regina Hall Fill Lineup". Deadline. Retrieved December 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Miska, Brad (June 23, 2020). "First Look: IFC Midnight Warms Up to Body Horror 'Hatching', Which Utilizes Animatronics!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Hatching". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  7. "Kauhuleffan koekuvaukset saivat teinitytöt liikkeelle – espoolaiset Nia, 12, ja Noona, 9, mukana haussa". Länsiväylä (in Finnish). November 22, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  8. "Suomalaisessa kauhuelokuvassa nainen muuttuu nukeksi, jota mies yrittää hallita – Nukkemestari esitetään New Yorkin Museum of Modern Artissa". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  9. Miska, Brad (February 24, 2021). "'Hatching' Looks Like a Creepy, Crawly Body Horror Winner! [International Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  10. Kohn, Eric (May 10, 2021). "40 Movies We Hope to See at Cannes 2021, from Jane Campion to Claire Denis". IndieWire. Retrieved May 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Rooney, David. "'Hatching' ('Pahanhautoja'): Film Review %7C Sundance 2022". Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  12. "Hatching". Rotten Tomatoes.
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