Summary
Somewhere in Europe, mid-20th century. Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia's wellbeing. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+23)
Critics 67Audiences 44GoodWatch 57
Tomatometer73%
Metascore61
IMDb5.3
User score4.7
Audience score31%
Running time
1 h 54 min
A typical length for dramas, +5 min on the typical 109
typical 109114Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
+1Released
2022
June 15, 2022
4 years ago
Genres
DramaFantasyHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Belgium
France- United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 5
- Lucile Hadžihalilović Director, Screenplay
- Charlène Sales Second Assistant Director
- Adèle Edwards Third Assistant Director
- Maéva Buisse First Assistant Director
- Celine Jacqmin Additional Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Geoff Cox Screenplay
- Brian Catling Novel
Production · 10
- Christophe Hollebeke Executive Producer
- Jean des Forêts Producer
- Andrew Starke Producer
- Amélie Jacquis Producer
- Sebastiàn Moradiellos Casting
- Nanw Rowlands Casting
Camera · 1
- Jonathan Ricquebourg Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Adam Finch Editor
Sound · 10
- Warren Ellis Original Music Composer
- Nicolas Becker Original Music Composer
- Augustin Viard Original Music Composer
- Ken Yasumoto Sound Designer
- Olivier Thys Foley Artist
- Jo Masset ADR Supervisor
Art · 8
- Julia Irribarria Art Direction, Production Design
- Julien Dubourg Assistant Art Director, Art Direction
- Emilie Nelis-Culot Decorator
- Amandine Grafé Graphic Designer
- Théodore Brisset Props
- Louise Toby Assistant Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Jackye Fauconnier Costume Design
- Dan Martin Prosthetic Designer
- Anne Moralis Makeup Designer
- Lionel Le Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Roz Gomersall Prosthetic Supervisor
- Robert Smedt Key Hair Stylist
Visual Effects · 8
- Murray Barber Visual Effects Supervisor, Special Effects Supervisor
- Denis Bedlow VFX Editor
- Sefian Benssalem Special Effects Supervisor
- Amy Felce Matchmove Supervisor
- Henning Glabbart Digital Compositor
- Robin Stuart Cape Compositing Supervisor
Other crew · 3
- Olivier Bisback Stunt Coordinator
- Gaspar Noé Thanks
- Barbara Hellemans Stunt Double
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