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It Hatched

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It Hatched
poster
Directed byElvar Gunnarsson
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Bent Kingo
  • Guðfinnur Ýmir Harðarson
  • Magnús Ómarsson
  • Vilius Petrikas
Starring
  • Gunnar Kristinsson
  • Vivian D. Ólafsdóttir
CinematographyElvar Gunnarsson
Edited byVilius Petrikas
Music byElvar Gunnarsson
Production
company
Hero Productions
Release date
  • 21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) (Austin)
Running time
96 minutes

It Hatched is an Icelandic horror film from 2021, directed by Elvar Gunnarsson.[1][2][3][4]

It Hatched stars Pétur and Mira, who dream of opening a guesthouse in a remote West Iceland fjord. However, their plans come to a halt when Mira lays an egg containing a baby, and an ancient ancient demon escapes from under the basement floor.[2][3]

The film premiered at the Austin Film Festival on 21 October 2021,[2][5][6][7] where it was nominated for awards in the Dark Matters and Narrative categories.[8] It also won the award for Best International Film at the MidWest WeirdFest.[9][10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ Sigfúsdóttir, Sylvía Rut (9 August 2022). "Rauðar varir á frumsýningu íslensku hrollvekjunnar It Hatched" [Red lips at the premiere of the Icelandic horror It Hatched]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic).
  2. ^ a b c "It Hatched". Icelandic Film Centre.
  3. ^ a b "B-Movie Horror Mash-Up feat. Thirst (2019) aka Þorsti and It Hatched (2021)". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ McRae, Scott (3 January 2022). "It Hatched- Goofy Horror at It's Finest". McRatings.
  5. ^ Eiður Þór Árnason (27 October 2021). "Ný íslensk hryllingsmynd tilnefnd til verðlauna" [New Icelandic horror film nominated for an award]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic).
  6. ^ Wahl, Mark (28 October 2021). "IT HATCHED Is A Well Told Nightmare-AFF". HorrorBuzz.
  7. ^ Joseph Perry (27 October 2021). "Joseph's Review: It Hatched (Austin Film Festival)". The Scariest Things.
  8. ^ "2021 Films". Austin Film Festival.
  9. ^ "2022 Winning Films". MidWest WeirdFest.
  10. ^ Gig Patta (22 October 2021). "Elvar Gunnarsson Talks Strange And Terrifying Film with It Hatched". LRM Online.
  11. ^ Ciarán Daly (6 November 2015). "Killing Your Darlings With A Lawnmower To The Face: We Visit An Icelandic Horror Set". The Reykjavík Grapevine.
  12. ^ "MIDWEST WEIRDFEST: It Hatched (2021)". B&S About Movies. 4 March 2022.
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