Hatching
Directed by Hanna Bergholm
Written by Ilja Rautsi
Starring Siiri Solalinna, Jani Volanen, Reino Nordin
Release Date January 23rd, 2022
Hatching takes the story of a girl ‘coming out of her shell’ to a frightening and enlightening place. This stylish film from Finland may have a rather blunt metaphor regarding a young woman transitioning into becoming a teenager but that bluntness is part of the disorienting and exciting horror/thriller vibe that director Hanna Bergholm is going for in Hatching. The bluntness is completely intentional and it works like a magic trick to keep you looking one way while you are upended by the style of the storytelling, the frightening metaphoric imagery, and the exceptional use of color.
Hatching stars Siiri Solalinna as 12 year old Tinja. Tinja comes from a seemingly happy and complete home with her mother (Sophia Heikila), her doting father (Jani Volanen), and her annoying little brother. As we join the story, the family is the picture of suburban, upper middle class, perfection. Then a raven slams into a glass door. When Tinja innocently goes to check on the bird, it comes flying inside and wreaks havoc before Mother snaps the bird’s neck.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media, linked here.
