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Film by Halina Reijn

Instinct
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Halina Reijn
Written by	Esther Gerristen Halina Reijn
Produced by	Frans Van Gestel Arnold Heslenfeld Laurette Schillings
Starring	Carice van Houten Marwan Kenzari
Edited by	Job ter Burg
Music by	Ella Van Der Woude
Production companies	Topkapi Films BNNVARA Man Up Film
Distributed by	September Film Distribution (Netherlands) A24 (United States)
Release dates	12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) (Locarno) 3 October 2019 (2019-10-03) (Netherlands)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

Instinct is a 2019 Dutch drama film directed by Halina Reijn. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Plot

A prison therapist becomes obsessed with her charismatic patient, a violent serial rapist on the verge of being paroled.

Cast

Carice van Houten as Nicoline
Marwan Kenzari as Idris
Marie-Mae van Zuilen as Marieke
Pieter Embrechts as Alex
Ariane Schluter as Directrice

Release

Instinct premiered at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival. A24 acquired the rights to the film in 2022.

Reception

Instinct has an approval rating of 80% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 7.4/10. Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews".

References

"'Instinct': Film Review Locarno 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
"Toronto Adds The Aeronauts, Mosul, Seberg, & More To Festival Slate". Deadline. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
Roxborough, Scott (2 September 2019). "Oscars: Netherlands Selects 'Instinct' for International Feature Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
Rubin, Rebecca (19 September 2022). "A24 Nabs Erotic Thriller 'Instinct' From 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' Director Halina Reijn". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
"Instinct (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes.
"Instinct". Metacritic.

External links

Instinct at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Halina Reijn
Instinct (2019) Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) Babygirl (2024)

v t e Dutch submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1959–2000	The Village on the River (1959) Like Two Drops of Water (1963) The Human Dutch (1964) Monsieur Hawarden (1969) Mira (1971) Turkish Delight (1973) Help! The Doctor Is Drowning (1974) Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies (1975) Max Havelaar (1976) Soldier of Orange (1977) Pastorale 1943 (1978) A Woman Like Eve (1979) In for Treatment (1980) Come-Back! (1981) The Cool Lakes of Death (1982) The Fourth Man (1983) Army Brats (1984) The Dream (1985) The Assault (1986) Count Your Blessings (1987) The Vanishing (1988) Polonaise (1989) Evenings (1990) Eline Vere (1991) The Northerners (1992) The Little Blonde Death (1993) 06 (1994) Antonia's Line (1995) Long Live the Queen (1996) Character (1997) The Polish Bride (1998) Scratches in the Table (1999) Little Crumb (2000)
2001–present	The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time (2001) Zus & Zo (2002) Twin Sisters (2003) Simon (2004) Bluebird (2005) Black Book (2006) Duska (2007) Dunya & Desie (2008) Duska (2009) Tirza (2010) Sonny Boy (2011) Kauwboy (2012) Borgman (2013) Accused (2014) The Paradise Suite (2015) Tonio (2016) Layla M. (2017) The Resistance Banker (2018) Instinct (2019) Buladó (2020) Do Not Hesitate (2021) Narcosis (2022) Sweet Dreams (2023) Memory Lane (2024)

Dutch submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1959–2000

The Village on the River (1959)
Like Two Drops of Water (1963)
The Human Dutch (1964)
Monsieur Hawarden (1969)
Mira (1971)
Turkish Delight (1973)
Help! The Doctor Is Drowning (1974)
Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies (1975)
Max Havelaar (1976)
Soldier of Orange (1977)
Pastorale 1943 (1978)
A Woman Like Eve (1979)
In for Treatment (1980)
Come-Back! (1981)
The Cool Lakes of Death (1982)
The Fourth Man (1983)
Army Brats (1984)
The Dream (1985)
The Assault (1986)
Count Your Blessings (1987)
The Vanishing (1988)
Polonaise (1989)
Evenings (1990)
Eline Vere (1991)
The Northerners (1992)
The Little Blonde Death (1993)
06 (1994)
Antonia's Line (1995)
Long Live the Queen (1996)
Character (1997)
The Polish Bride (1998)
Scratches in the Table (1999)
Little Crumb (2000)

2001–present

The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time (2001)
Zus & Zo (2002)
Twin Sisters (2003)
Simon (2004)
Bluebird (2005)
Black Book (2006)
Duska (2007)
Dunya & Desie (2008)
Duska (2009)
Tirza (2010)
Sonny Boy (2011)
Kauwboy (2012)
Borgman (2013)
Accused (2014)
The Paradise Suite (2015)
Tonio (2016)
Layla M. (2017)
The Resistance Banker (2018)
Instinct (2019)
Buladó (2020)
Do Not Hesitate (2021)
Narcosis (2022)
Sweet Dreams (2023)
Memory Lane (2024)

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