INSTINCT, the directorial debut film by Halina Reijn, has been selected to be submitted on behalf of the Netherlands for the upcoming Academy Awards in the International Feature Film category. There will be several screenings of the film and meet & greets with director Halina Reijn in Los Angeles in light of the nomination process. Find the schedule below.

Schedule

Monday, November 4 – Screening of INSTINCT for the official Academy screening 7.30PM at Academy Hollywood.
This screening is not open to the public.

Tuesday, November 5 – Screening of INSTINCT 11.00AM at the Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills
Halina Reijn will attend and do an introduction to the movie at 10.45AM. After the screening, there will be a reception for Academy and Golden Globes voters.

Thursday, November 7 – Halina Reijn will attend a Q&A with TheWrap at The Landmark.

Friday, November 8 – Reception and screening of INSTINCT, starting at 11:00PM at Soho House West Hollywood.

The nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards will take place on January 13. Hopefully, INSTINCT will be among the nominees.

Read more about the Dutch submission here.

Still from ‘Instinct’, by Kris Dewitte.

About INSTINCT

In INSTINCT Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) plays the experienced psychologist Nicoline, who is starting a new job at a penal institution. In the institution, she meets Idris, played by Marwan Kenzari (Wolf, Aladdin), a sex offender who has been responsible for a number of serious crimes. After five years of treatment, he is about to go on his first unaccompanied probation. His team of practitioners is enthusiastic about his development and behavior, but newcomer Nicoline does not trust him an inch. She tries to push his probation. Idris tries his hardest to convince Nicoline of his good intentions, but he slowly but surely transforms into the manipulative man she saw in him from the beginning. A powerplay emerges between the two and Nicole, in spite of her knowledge and experience, lets herself become trapped completely.