The Innocents
Four children become friends during the summer holidays, and 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.
- Released: 2021-09-03
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Horror, Thrillers
- Stars: Rakel Lenora Fløttum, Alva Brynsmo Ramstad, Sam Ashraf, Mina Yasmin Bremseth Asheim, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Morten Svartveit, Kadra Yusuf, Lisa Tønne, Nor Erik Vaagland Torgersen, Irina Eidsvold Tøien, Marius Kolbenstvedt, Kim Atle Hansen, Birgit Nordby
- Director: Eskil Vogt
Comments
- eden-broberg - 17 May 2024
Great first half
Great sinister first half of the film, but the last half got cheesy and lost momentum for me. The beginning of the film does a nice job tackling how silently cruel kids can be when left to their own curiosities.
However, it's remarkably unrealistic that a stay-at-home-mom would let her two children play outside all day (sometimes from morning until night) without any supervision. The daughter 'in charge' is maybe 7 or 8 years old - and is tasked with watching her older disabled sister.
The boy in the film isn't likable enough to have much pull, but isn't serious enough to instill any fear.
First half is like an 8/10, last half is like a 4/10. Very predictable ending. - jtindahouse - 2 December 2023
Quite a bleak and grim horror experience (but not in the good way)
Jeez, I struggle with animal cruelty in films. Like I understand that it's a truly terrific way to show how despicable a character is, but surely there are other ways? Hurt humans all you need to, but leave the animals alone.
I've had this film on my radar for quite a while now. I really enjoy European horror usually. They do it in a terrific way and usually nothing is off the cards. This wasn't quite the film I hoped it would be however.
I think even the most dark and grim horror should be still be fun - even if it's in a twisted way. For example, if I'm watching a film like 'Hostel' or 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' I know it is absolutely grim what I'm seeing on the screen, but I'm having the time of my life watching it. With 'The Innocents' it was just grim and there was no fun behind it. This is actually quite a cruel natured film for a lot of the run time I found.
The film does deserve a lot of credit for how well it was made though. The child actors were terrific. Some really dark and great performances that enhanced the film in a major way. Also the way the child characters were written was great. It ensured that they weren't annoying and it was actually interesting to watch them react to things in their own unique ways. 6/10.
