“Earwig,” French director Lucile Hadžihalilović’s English language debut, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival last year, where it was nominated for the Platform Prize, and went on to win the special jury award at San Sebastian Film Festival. The rights to the body horror film have been acquired by Juno Films, North America’s distributor, following a theatrical release in the U.K. Screen Daily reported the news.
Co-written by Hadžihalilović with Geoff Cox, the mid-20th century Europe-set fable tells the story of “a man (Paul Hilton) employed by a figure known only as the ‘master’ to look after a young girl living in near solitary confinement (Romane Hemelaers) with teeth made of ice,” details the source. “One day, he is unexpectedly told to prepare the child to leave.” Romola Garai (“Suffragette”) also stars.
A theatrical release is planned on July 15, with digital follow-ups later in the calendar year.
The film is Hadžihalilović’s first feature since 2015’s “Evolution,” a horror story about the anxieties of a child on the verge of puberty which also won the special jury award from San Sebastian. Her 1996 debut “La bouche de Jean-Pierre” was nominated for the Golden Camera award at Cannes. Her other credits include shorts “Nectar” and “De Natura.”
Source: Women And Hollywood