Instinct: Liaison interdite

Original title: Instinct

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Carice van Houten and Marwan Kenzari in Instinct: Liaison interdite (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
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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

3.2K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Halina Reijn
Writers
- Esther Gerritsen
- Halina Reijn
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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Instinct: Why You're Here

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Instinct: Why You're Here

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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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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.