

Earwig
Somewhere in Europe, mid-20th century. Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia's wellbeing. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave.
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5.5/10
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- Released
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- Language
- English
- thoughtful
- anxious
- ambivalent
- complicated
- enchant
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Belgium, France, United Kingdom
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereBeyond Fest7 Oct 2021
- TheatricalNew York City, New York15 Jun 2022
- Digital / OTT15 Oct 2022
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival15 Oct 2021
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 2021
- PremiereFestival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal12 Oct 2021
- Digital / OTT15 Oct 2022
FinlandFI
- Theatrical (limited)K-1615 Jun 2022
FranceFR
- PremiereCréteil International Women's Film Festival16 Mar 2022
- PremiereLyon Festival Hallucinations Collectives18 Apr 2022
- Theatrical18 Jan 2023
- Physical12DVD & Blu-Ray18 Oct 2023
RomaniaRO
- Physical18+15 Jun 2022
RussiaRU
- Theatrical4 Aug 2022
SpainES
- PremiereDonostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival18 Sept 2021
- PremiereSitges Film Festival16 Oct 2021
SwedenSE
- Digital / OTT1515 Jun 2022
- Theatrical1514 Oct 2022
- Physical15DVD / Blu-ray20 Mar 2023
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Earwig was released on 15 June 2022.
Audience reviews
2- C5/10
CinemaSerf
6/18/2022
What ever you do, don't have lunch immediately before you watch this. I made that mistake and a combination of pasta, a comfortable seat in a dark and warm cinema and the glacially slow nature of the story here made it nigh on impossible for me to keep my eyes open. From the outset, I struggled to correlate the title with any aspect of the plot as it unfolded (I think) before me. "Mia" (Ramane Hemelaers) is a young g…
- H9/10
Henrietta2025
5/3/2025
Dark dark dark dark dark, makes David Lynch look like a sitcom. If you enjoy (like I do) not really knowing what's going on, stories that are open ended and able to be interpreted any number of ways - this is a great film for you. I found myself wondering if it was an allegory, if it was about mankind and cruelty and life in general - and therefore, it was. Beautifully photographed, the music is haunting, and the a…
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