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Pahanhautoja

Hanna Bergholm | 2022 | 86 MINS
Finland / Sweden | Subtitles
Fri 7 Oct Screening Cancelled

A young gymnast, who tries desperately to please her demanding mother, discovers a strange egg. She hides it and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, what emerges shocks them all.

In Detail

Tinja is desperate to please her image-obsessed mother, whose popular blog 'Lovely Everyday Life' presents their family's idyllic existence as manicured suburban perfection.

One day, after finding a wounded bird in the woods, Tinja brings its strange egg home and nurtures it until it hatches. The creature that emerges becomes her closest friend and a living nightmare.

Completely creepy, but also surprisingly sweet and observant about what it's like to be a 12-year-old girl. This is a brutal and elegantly crafted first feature from Bergholm who toys with multiple genres in exciting and unexpected ways.

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