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Darlin'

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A feral teenage girl is taken into strict Catholic Church care and prepared for her First Holy Communion.
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Katie Rife AV Club 07/13/2019
C
Taking a harrowing Jack Ketchum adaptation and injecting humor into it is a challenge, one that McIntosh isn't quite equipped to handle in this wildly uneven film. Go to Full Review
Peter Sobczynski RogerEbert.com 07/12/2019
2.5/4
Polly McIntosh does indeed have what it takes to one day make a solidly entertaining and dramatically satisfying film, even if she hasn't quite done that here. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 07/11/2019
"Darlin' " may not be as stomach-turning as "The Woman..." but McIntosh understands the strength of this strange series, which is all about how humanity is inherently savage and clannish, no matter how well-groomed and well-mannered we may seem. Go to Full Review
Alix Turner Ready Steady Cut 02/06/2021
2/5
Pollyanna McIntosh does a good job behind the camera with this sequel to The Offspring and The Woman, but if only she'd directed something else instead. Go to Full Review
J.D. Gillam Starburst 10/11/2019
7/10
This is McIntosh's debut as a director and on this showing, she may have a bright future in that new role Go to Full Review
Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 10/08/2019
An interesting, well-handled and genuinely fascinating horror. Go to Full Review
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Hugo S @Hugo_Shudder 5d After being left in the care of a hospital by her feral mother, a wild teenage girl is taken into a Catholic boarding school run by a wicked Bishop. Instead of playing a vital role in her rehabilitation, the clerics subject the newcomer to systematic abuse. Guided by her animal instinct, the child's mother unleashes all her fury against the matriarch who dared to take advantage of her child's vulnerability. "Darlin'" tackles the social horrors driven by the oppression of the Catholic Church, portrayed as an institution that subjects vulnerable women to its malevolent power. The movie's greatest sin lies in its lack of scary content, relying almost exclusively on the social message it seeks to convey. See more Cristian s @cristiansj 02/23/2025 Me gusto, es entretenida y se sostiene bastante bien con el pasar de los minutos. Uno de esos raros casos donde el desarrollo esta mejor que el final, que se sintió bastante medio pelo con lo que venia pasando. Así y todo es una buena película en si misma pero, aunque las comparaciones son odiosas, queda demasiado por detrás de la entrega anterior The Woman. Cumplio pero no a la altura de la expectativa que tenia, esperaba mas. See more Gerry W @RT59538651 11/03/2023 Part camp, part genuine horror, I was both moved and unsettled by Darlin' and look forward to seeing more from this filmmaker. I hadn't seen The Woman or Offspring which came before this film but I could still fully understand what was happening. I've since gone back to watch the prequels and enjoyed them both. This series switches it up with each film and I like that. See more Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 06/25/2023 It has good focus and interesting character transformations to watch. The end felt rushed. See more michael p @Labspeciman 12/31/2022 I thought the movie was good. The ending made no sense to me. See more 11/13/2021 I really enjoyed this movie and appreciated the combination of dark humor, social commentary, and horror--similar in style to Ken Russell. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A feral teenage girl is taken into strict Catholic Church care and prepared for her First Holy Communion.
Director
Pollyanna McIntosh
Producer
Andrew van den Houten
Screenwriter
Pollyanna McIntosh
Distributor
Dark Sky Films
Production Co
Hood River Entertainment
Genre
Horror, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 12, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 12, 2019
Runtime
1h 40m