HATCHING

87 min | Finnish | Feature Fiction Drama, Horror | Hanna Bergholm

In the vein of Let the Right One In and Babadook, twisted coming-of-age psychological drama meets elevated body horror excess in HATCHING, the startling feature debut from Finnish director Hanna Bergholm.

12-year-old gymnast Tinja tries desperately to please her mother, a woman obsessed with presenting the image of a perfect family life to the world through her popular blog. Then, one night, Tinja finds a strange egg. She hides it, she keeps it warm. And when it hatches, what emerges is beyond belief…

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Youth Jury Award at Gérardmer Fantasy Film Festival – Grand Prix

Sitges Film Festival – Best Special, Visual or Makeup Effects (ex-aequo) Award

World premiere at Sundance Film Festival in January 2022.

It has been sold to over 70 countries and is released in cinemas in over 40 countries.

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Credits

Starring

Siiri Solalinna

Sophia Heikkilä

Jani Volanen

Oiva Ollila

Reino Nordin

Director

Hanna Bergholm

Screenplay

Ilja Rautsi

Producers

Mika Ritalahti

Niko Ritalahti

Nima Yousefi

Cinematography

Jarkko T. Laine

Editor

Linda Jildmalm SFK

Production design

Päivi Kettunen

Sound design

Carl Svensson

Music

Stein Berge Svendsen

SFX Make-up Supervisor

Conor O’Sullivan

Costume design

Ulrika Sjölin

Make-up and hair Design

Marina Ritvall

Animatronics Designer

Gustav Hoegen

Produced by

Silva Mysterium Oy, HOBAB

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