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Instinct

  • 2019
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 38m
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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
    2.7K
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    • Director
      • Halina Reijn
    • Writers
      • Esther Gerritsen
      • Halina Reijn
    • Stars
      • Carice van Houten
      • Marwan Kenzari
      • Marie-Mae van Zuilen
    • 25User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 9 nominations

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    Carice van Houten and Marwan Kenzari in Instinct (2019)
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    Carice van Houten
    Carice van Houten
    • Nicoline
    Marwan Kenzari
    Marwan Kenzari
    • Idris
    Marie-Mae van Zuilen
    Marie-Mae van Zuilen
    • Marieke
    Pieter Embrechts
    Pieter Embrechts
    • Alex
    Ariane Schluter
    Ariane Schluter
    • Directrice
    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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      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."
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    5/10
    Magnificent play of the most actors
    But a very strange story. Carice is great but here Translation half of the movie is absurd.
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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
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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