SummaryIn spite of her expertise and experience, a seasoned psychologist is completely infatuated by the sex offender she is treating in a penal institution.
Directed By:Halina Reijn
Written By:Esther Gerritsen, Halina Reijn
Instinct
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66
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Jul 31, 2022
80
For anyone who’s forgotten the extent of van Houten’s skill set, actress-turned-filmmaker Halina Reijn’s impressive, icily disciplined debut feature Instinct provides a fearsome reminder.
Jul 31, 2022
80
Messaging aside, there is such great nuance in both performances of Carice van Houten and Marwan Zenzari. You’re continually guessing their state of mind in a true psychological thriller manner.
Jul 31, 2022
70
It’s an ambitious and auspicious debut, even though not all of its frayed edges seem to be intentional.
Jul 31, 2022
60
There are moments in the film that just feel wrong, sometimes complex and wrong and sometimes just plain wrong.
Jul 31, 2022
40
Plays like an unnecessary revival of the provocative cat and mouse thrillers that were once a speciality of screenwriter Joe Ezterhas.
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Jan 15, 2025
8
Aqui já estava a semente do que viria ser "Babygirl", onde o sexo, embora condutor da trama, é visto como percurso psicológico, não interessando à diretora filmar o ato em si (o que é uma pena, já que as cenas nunca se concretizam e tornam o filme um pouco sem graça). Freud explica melhor o que a diretora tentou traduzir em imagens, por mais que aquele namorado gostoso dela quase suspende a minha imersão nessa troca que a protagonista resolveu fazr de parceiro, domada pelo medo, culpa, mas com muito tesão (em pensar que a Nicole Kidman também trocará o gostoso do Antonio Banderas). Não deixa de ser um bom exercício sobre nossas pulsões de vida e de morte, e aqui o maneirismo da câmera está mais contido que em Babygirl. A cena deles na praia é linda, mas fico com a sensação que há sim uma tentativa de poetizar que acabou caindo na cilada de higienizar as cenas, transformando um ótimo trailer em algo soft de supercine.
Production Company:
- Topkapi Films
- Man Up Productions
- BNN-VARA
Release Date:Sep 22, 2022
Duration:1 h 38 m
Awards
Les Arcs European Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations
Nederlands Film Festival
• 3 Nominations
Locarno Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations





























