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Hippopotamus

  • 2018
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.9K
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Stuart Mortimer and Ingvild Deila in Hippopotamus (2018)
Ruby has been kidnapped, but her kidnapper doesn't want a ransom. He wants her to fall in love with him.
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Ruby has been kidnapped, but her kidnapper doesn't want a ransom. He wants her to fall in love with him.Ruby has been kidnapped, but her kidnapper doesn't want a ransom. He wants her to fall in love with him.Ruby has been kidnapped, but her kidnapper doesn't want a ransom. He wants her to fall in love with him.

  • Director
    • Edward A. Palmer
  • Writer
    • Edward A. Palmer
  • Stars
    • Ingvild Deila
    • Jonathan Cobb
    • Tom Lincoln
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward A. Palmer
    • Writer
      • Edward A. Palmer
    • Stars
      • Ingvild Deila
      • Jonathan Cobb
      • Tom Lincoln
    • 55User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Ingvild Deila
    • Ruby Ann Wattz
    Jonathan Cobb
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    Tom Lincoln
    Tom Lincoln
    • Nick
    Stuart Mortimer
    • Thomas Alcroft
    • Director
      • Edward A. Palmer
    • Writer
      • Edward A. Palmer
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    User reviews55

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    8kmndrz-28922

    Proper Respects are well warranted here ..

    The whole production IMHO does more in each scene with raw talent from the filmmaking / acting / script that most of the big budget affiliates will have to agree to in senseless amounts of contract money and years in planning , and fail to add decent (film ) work to stand-up to time when completed and looked back on in that simple respect.

    It does not leave one feeling in the least ..that they just spent their time foolishly and then turning mad as hades at an aggravating ending.

    ..if you enjoy thinking and feeling and the " what -ifs " of a thought provoking movie then I humbly say you would find the respect for it that I did and that it deserves. I very rarely comment about anything and don't do social media for what its worth , but do always give respect and credit where it is due.
    7ali-92262

    Surprisingly gripping

    I wouldn't have watched this based on reviews but a friend recommended it. Some of the acting was questionable I'll admit, and the accents didn't sit well with me. However, I thought the story was actually very good. It reminded me of the plot in 'Before I go to sleep'. The ending had Fair shock value, definitely worth a watch.
    7icebergbruntt

    Great film

    After seeing a scene of it on social media, I was hooked and had to watch it. The film as a whole is absolutely brilliant, although it felt more like a short film.

    I'd highly recommend giving it a watch if suspense and thrillers are your type of thing.
    6ceilia-lucas

    It does have a good start, but is this movie trying to bite more than it can chew?

    Ruby wakes up in a basement looking room with her head and legs bandaged, not recalling who she is. Her kidnapper Tom walks in informing her that he compromised her legs and he is planning to keep her there until she falls in love with him.

    I am always intrigued by a storyline that is set in a closed space, throwing psychologically intense questions at the viewer and relies solely on two main characters with little background information and their connection to each other.

    It does have a good start, but is this movie trying to bite more than it can chew?

    It seemed somewhat forced and the actors seemed lost from time to time. The movie did give the viewer the freedom to get their own conclusions at the end, like Black Swan or American psycho.

    The question remains at the end: are Ruby's memories actually coming back or does Tom forcefully builds himself into Ruby's conscious?

    All in all, I felt the chemistry between the characters. The story, though seemed sometimes slow, it did came to a full circle at the end. It was the right amount of pretentious to make it watchable and the unique title will remind me of the story for a long time to come.
    6killercharm

    Not 'til you love me

    A woman wakes to a nightmare scenario; she's hurt, kidnapped, and locked in a room, alone, and she has no memory. The man who has her walks in and announces that he will not let her go until she falls in love with him. She doesn't know what to think. How could she? As days go on she starts to piece things together a bit. Much of the storyline is absurd but just as much of it is absorbing. The cast is about as spare as they come, with only a handful of actors, but the two stars are spot-on.

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      This film's title has nothing to do with The Hippopotamus (or an elephant) In The Room, it's a deliberate malapropism for the hippocampus in the brain.

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    • Release date
      • March 27, 2020 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 히포포타무스
    • Filming locations
      • Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • EAP Productions
      • Sollywood Production House
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    • Budget
      • £500 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 17m(77 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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