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The Lost Children

Directed by Michèle Jacob
2023
Belgium
82 minutes
Unclassified 15+
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In Belgian director Michèle Jacob's surreal horror, four children are abandoned in a remote countryside house. They soon discover there is no way out of the woods...

A father tenderly carries his young daughter through a darkened house and tucks her into bed. The sweet parental gesture soon morphs into confusion and terror when the girl wakes to discover that she and her three siblings have been mysteriously abandoned in the forest. The resourceful kids ration food and play hide-and-seek until they can find a way home – but when things start to go to bump in the night, the boundary between reality and the paranormal becomes blurred. Full of sly Lynchian imagery, Michèle Jacob’s debut feature is a suspenseful, visually inventive fairy-tale full of sublimated trauma and simmering unease, bolstered by a remarkable quartet of child performances.

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The structuring absence of both parents further paints adulthood as a terrible weight and mystery. It’s a genuinely intriguing story, and Jacob constructs the script well, never losing our interest as we get closer to finding out what is really happening
Elena Lazic, Cineuropa
The quartet of child actors — Iris and Liocha Mirzabekiantz, Louis Litt Magis and Lohen Van Houtte — go through their demanding paces beautifully
Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter

Tickets

Mon 10 Jun
6pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
Wed 12 Jun
6:20pm
Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 11
Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Subtitled
Past Event Cancel
Program Strand
Europe! Voices of Women In Film
Original Title
LES ENFANTS PERDUS
Year
2023
Classification
Unclassified 15+
Country
Belgium
Language
In French with English subtitles
Director
Michèle Jacob
Producer
Sebastian Schelenz
Cast
Iris Mirzabekiantz, Liocha Mirzabekiantz, Louis Litt Magis
Screenwriter
Michèle Jacob, Ben Dessey
Cinematographer
Nastasja Saerens
Editor
Christophe Evrard
Premiere
Australian Premiere
Genre
Horror, Women Directors, Focus on Women
Company Credits
Sales Agent: TVCO
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