Filmmaker Eskil Vogt Explains Why ‘The Innocents’ Isn’t Your Usual Creepy Kid Horror Movie [Interview]

Writer/Director Eskil Vogt’s The Innocents delivers one of the more complex and disturbing depictions of childhood in recent memory (read my review). A seemingly ordinary summer vacation at the playground becomes anything but when a group of children discovers emerging supernatural abilities. Their innocent play and exploration quickly take a dark turn. Vogt, who co-wrote Thelma, is no […]

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‘The Innocents’ Review – A Provocative and Disturbing Moral Fable of Superpowered Innocence

Moral development is a crucial element of childhood, and it so happens to provide fertile ground for horror. The lines between innocence and evil can blur instantly when a child navigates morality and the social norms that teach right and wrong. Sometimes those lessons are taught through violence. Writer/Director Eskil Vogt‘s The Innocents takes it a step further […]

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‘The Innocents’ Trailer from IFC Midnight Shows Off Darker Side of Superpowers

Writer/Director Eskil Vogt‘s coming-of-age horror drama The Innocents showcases the darker side of superpowers and youth with a brand new official trailer this afternoon. The IFC Midnight release arrives in theaters and on VOD on May 13, 2022. Watch The Innocents trailer below. The plot “follows four children who become friends during the summer holidays. Out […]

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Supernatural Coming-of-Age Drama ‘The Innocents’ Will Haunt Audiences in 2022 from IFC Midnight

Set to screen at Fantastic Fest this month, writer/director Eskil Vogt‘s supernatural drama The Innocents has been picked up by IFC Midnight, with plans to release the film in 2022. From the press release, “One of Scandinavia’s most acclaimed screenwriters for his collaborations with Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt made his directorial debut with the 2014 […]

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