Midnight Screenings 2022 / Men / United Kingdom 2022
Seeking to recover from a personal tragedy, Harper sets out for some quiet time in the picturesque British countryside. But a comforting peace is the last thing the surrounding forests and the deranged villagers have in store for lonely visitors. This atmospheric nightmare mix of folk horror and body horror makes inventive use of symbolic language and carefully dosed humor while nevertheless appealing to thoughtful viewers who might otherwise turn up their noses at the usual rural fright-fest.
Seeking to recover from a personal tragedy, Harper has rented a small house for herself in the picturesque British countryside. The perfect place for rest and relaxation – except that this is a midnight movie we’re talking about and a comforting peace is the last thing the surrounding forests and the deranged villagers have in store for lonely visitors. In this atmospheric nightmare mix of folk horror and body horror, English director (Ex Machina) and screenwriter (Dredd, Sunshine, 28 Days Later) Alex Garland makes inventive use of symbolic language and carefully dosed humor while nevertheless appealing to thoughtful viewers who might otherwise turn up their noses at the usual rural fright-fest.
Martin Horyna
100 min / Color, DCP
Director Alex Garland
/ Screenplay Alex Garland
/ Dir. of Photography Rob Hardy
/ Music Geoff Barrow, Ben Salisbury
/ Editor Jake Roberts
/ Art Director Mark Digby
/ Producer Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Cahal Bannon
/ Production DNA films
/ Cast Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu, Gayle Rankin, Sonoja Mizuno, Sarah Twomey, Zak Rothera-Oxley
/ Sales A24
/ Distributor Aerofilms
Alex Garland (1970, London). Selected filmography: Ex Machina (2014), Annihilation (2018), Men (2022).
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