A young gymnast, who tries desperately to please her demanding mother, discovers a strange egg. She hides it and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, what emerges shocks them all.
- macaronzJune 1, 2026I just watched Hatching. It's a creepy body horror film! That giant monster bird creature is the perfect metaphor for what happens when parents repress their children's real emotions just to maintain a "picture-perfect" image on social media, even though the story is told in a really strange way, the core message is straightforward. How some mothers force their children to conform strictly to their own expectations. The movie highlights a mother's total control over her daughter, while the father tries to mold his young son into a mini-version of himself. The weird presentation actually worked for me, and honestly, today's parents could learn a lot from this film and the acting, the message everything spot on.
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Hatching was released on March 4, 2022.
Hatching was directed by Hanna Bergholm.
Hatching has a runtime of 87m.
Hatching was produced by Mika Ritalahti, Niko Ritalahti, Nima Yousefi.
A young gymnast, who tries desperately to please her demanding mother, discovers a strange egg. She hides it and keeps it warm, but when it hatches, what emerges shocks them all.
The key characters in Hatching are Tinja (Siiri Solalinna), Mother (Sophia Heikkilä), Father (Jani Volanen).
Hatching is rated Not Rated.
Hatching is a Horror, Fantasy, Drama film.
Hatching has an audience rating of 5.9 out of 10.
Hatching had a budget of $3.9M.
Hatching has made $508K at the box office.