EARWIG
synopsis
Somewhere in Europe, mid-20th century. Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia's wellbeing. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave.
international title: | Earwig |
original title: | Earwig |
country: | United Kingdom, France, Belgium |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Lucile Hadzihalilovic |
film run: | 114' |
screenplay: | Geoff Cox, Lucile Hadzihalilovic |
cast: | Romola Garai, Alex Lawther, Paul Hilton, Martin Verset |
cinematography by: | Jonathan Ricquebourg |
film editing: | Adam Finch |
art director: | Julia Irribarria |
costumes designer: | Jackye Fauconnier |
music: | Nicolas Becker, Warren Ellis, Augustin Viard |
producer: | Jean des Forêts, Amélie Jacquis, Andrew Starke |
co-producer: | Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts |
executive producer: | Christophe Hollebeke |
production: | Anti Worlds, Petit Film, Frakas Productions, Film4 |
backing: | British Film Institute (BFI), Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, screen.brussels |