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Instinct

  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Carice van Houten and Marwan Kenzari in Instinct (2019)
Nicoline, an experienced psychologist, starts a new job at a penal institution. She meets Idris, a sex offender who committed a series of grave crimes. After five years of treatment, he is about to go on his first unaccompanied probation. His team of practitioners are enthusiastic about his development but newcomer Nicoline does not trust him and tries to push his probation. Idris tries his hardest to convince Nicoline of his good intentions, but slowly but surely, he transforms into the manipulative man she saw in him from the beginning. A power play emerges between the two and Nicoline, in spite of her knowledge and experience, lets herself be trapped completely.
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In spite of her expertise and experience, a seasoned psychologist is completely infatuated by the sex offender she is treating in a penal institution.In spite of her expertise and experience, a seasoned psychologist is completely infatuated by the sex offender she is treating in a penal institution.In spite of her expertise and experience, a seasoned psychologist is completely infatuated by the sex offender she is treating in a penal institution.

  • Director
    • Halina Reijn
  • Writers
    • Esther Gerritsen
    • Halina Reijn
  • Stars
    • Carice van Houten
    • Marwan Kenzari
    • Marie-Mae van Zuilen
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Halina Reijn
    • Writers
      • Esther Gerritsen
      • Halina Reijn
    • Stars
      • Carice van Houten
      • Marwan Kenzari
      • Marie-Mae van Zuilen
    • 27User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Carice van Houten
    Carice van Houten
    • Nicoline
    Marwan Kenzari
    Marwan Kenzari
    • Idris
    Marie-Mae van Zuilen
    • Marieke
    Pieter Embrechts
    Pieter Embrechts
    • Alex
    Ariane Schluter
    • Directrice
    Betty Schuurman
    Betty Schuurman
    • Mother Nicoline
    Abdelkarim El Baz
    • Tarik
    Tamar van den Dop
    • Milly
    Robert de Hoog
    Robert de Hoog
    • Jos
    Kuno Bakker
    • John
    Juda Goslinga
    • Kees
    Barry Emond
    • Kenny
    Akwasi Owusu-Ansah
    • Wilfred
    Maria Kraakman
    Maria Kraakman
    • Paula
    Matijs Jansen
    • Dave
    Amber van Mierlo
    • Lola
    Hanz van der Velde
    • Leonard
    Felix Burleson
    Felix Burleson
    • Piet
    • Director
      • Halina Reijn
    • Writers
      • Esther Gerritsen
      • Halina Reijn
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    User reviews27

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    8cavandraanen

    A bit weird

    I think it was a pretty good movie. The acting was so nice to watch and Carice is very beautiful. The ending was very unsetisfying and leaves a lot of questions open. Some parts of the story line are also quite vague. Overall the story line was good and the movie in itself wasn't bad either.
    5k-muurling

    Magnificent play of the most actors

    But a very strange story. Carice is great but here Translation half of the movie is absurd.
    5leen-moelker-1

    boring and not deserving belief

    This film is one of the 2020 filmbox of de Volkskrant. Out of 11 films this movie is rated by us at the lowest point 5. Bad audibly sound - for us - and a not realistic plot, poor dialogues and indeed a predictable end. However we enjoyed the wide shots which is in favour of our overview. Acting must have been difficult with such a screenplay to follow.
    Kirpianuscus

    ambiguity as virtue

    Vulnerability, manipulation, loneliness, fascination of evil and a not perfect but far to be bad story. A psychologist, a sexual predator behind the bars and a relation giving more its ambiguity than explanations. Good acting, fair accents and good kick to reflect about situations and...instinct. The good point , obvious Carice van Houtten and the special aspect - the relation of Nicoline with her mother.
    7robin_stolk

    Worth seeing but missed a bit of depth

    Missed some Interaction and depth. Acting it self was strong.

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    • Trivia
      Carice Van Houten said working on Game of Thrones (2011) turned her off of filming nude scenes and refuses to do them anymore, especially in the wake of the #MeToo movement. She told Insider that she's brought the lesson she learned to her other projects, including Instinct. She said she and director Halina Reijn made it into a dogma where they are done with nudity. "We don't need to show nudity to create intimacy, we don't need to see breasts."
    • Goofs
      (at around 54 min) When Idris and Nicoline are in the sand dunes, Idris stands up to take a piss. He clearly urinates against the wind, as seen by the direction of the sand blowing towards him across the dune surface. No sane man would ever do this, as one runs a high risk of getting urine on your shoes or trousers.
    • Connections
      Featured in Grolsch Gouden Kalveren Gala (2020)

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2019 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Netherlands
    • Language
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • 禁身誘惑
    • Production companies
      • Topkapi Films
      • Man Up Productions
      • BNN-VARA
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $947,316
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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