IFC Midnight Snags The Rights To The Supernatural Film ‘The Innocents’
IFC Midnight has now obtained the US rights to Eskil Vogt’s chilling supernatural drama The Innocents, the sophomore film from the director of Thelma, and set a 2022 release date. The film, which debuted at Cannes (2021), is “a dark and twisted morality fable that unfolds under the bright Nordic sun, The Innocents follows a group of young children who become friends during the summer holidays, drawn together by the discovery of mysterious shared abilities. Out of sight of the adults, the children bond quickly, exploring their newfound powers and testing their limits in the forests and playgrounds surrounding their brutalist apartment complex. As the children’s loyalties shift and small cruelties escalate, their innocent play takes a dark turn towards the malevolent, and strange things begin to happen.” Arianna Bocco, President of IFC Films, said, “Eskil Vogt is one of the most exciting filmmakers working in Scandinavia today. He has developed a distinct voice through his many high-profile writing credits
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