Gaia (2021)

Directed by

Jaco Bouwer

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, thriller film, body horror film, natural horror film

Country

South Africa

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 240 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A forest ranger survives an accident and is taken in by a father and son living off the grid in a remote wilderness. She soon discovers that they worship a mysterious fungal entity that is seeping into the ecosystem.

claustrophobictensevisually lushunsettlingslow-burnbleakorganic

What happens

Gaia is a 2021 South African horror thriller film produced and directed by Jaco Bouwer from a screenplay by Tertius Kapp. It stars Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Alex van Dyk, and Anthony Oseyemi. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest in the United States on 16 March 2021. It had a limited theatrical release in the country on 18 June 2021, prior to a video on demand release the week after, by Decal. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise directed at the film's visuals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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