Hatching
“Hatching” (original title: Pahanhautoja) is a 2022 Finnish psychological body horror film directed by Hanna Bergholm. The movie features a talented cast including Siiri Solalinna, Sophia Heikkilä, Jani Volanen, and Reino Nordin. Here’s a brief overview:
Original titlePahanhautoja
Plot Summary: Desperate to please her domineering, image-obsessed lifestyle vlogger mother, fragile 12-year-old gymnast Tinja finds herself caught between the hammer and the anvil. Nothing she does is ever good enough, and as Tinja struggles to hone her skills, she slowly succumbs to the insufferable burden of expectations and perfection. However, an unexpected discovery in the woods becomes a silent harbinger of violence. When the mysterious egg Tinja hides in her room hatches, what emerges shocks them all. Now, the thing in Tinja’s bedroom threatens the unsuspecting family’s well-tended illusion and her mother’s fake picture-perfect reality. And to think that wide-eyed Tinja would do anything to impress her passive-aggressive mother. What has Tinja been hatching under everyone’s noses? 🥚🔪
