Birthmarked (film)

Birthmarked is a 2018 American-Canadian comedy film directed by Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais, from a screenplay by Marc Tulin, and based on a story by Hoss-Desmarais and Tulin. It stars Matthew Goode, Toni Collette, Andreas Apergis, Jordan Poole, Megan O'Kelly, Anton Gillis-Adelman, Michael Smiley, Suzanne Clément and Fionnula Flanagan.

Birthmarked
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEmanuel Hoss-Desmarais
Produced byPierre Even
Screenplay byMarc Tulin
Story by
  • Marc Tulin
  • Emmanuel Hoss-Desmarais
Starring
Music byStephen Rennicks
CinematographyJosée Deshaies
Edited byArthur Tarnowski
Production
companies
  • Item 7
  • Parallel Films
  • Aqute Media
Distributed by
Release date
  • March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30) (United States)
  • May 25, 2018 (2018-05-25) (Canada)
Running time
90 minutes
Country
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish

The film was released in the United States in a limited release and on video on demand on March 30, 2018, by Vertical Entertainment. It was released in Canada on May 25, 2018, by Entertainment One.

Premise

In 1977, two respected scientists leave their jobs to conduct an experiment into human identity. They aim to raise three children contrarily to their genetic predispositions, to prove the ultimate power of nurture over nature.

Cast

Production

In December 2016, it was announced Toni Collette, Matthew Goode, Andreas Apergis, Michael Smiley, Fionnula Flanagan and Suzanne Clément had joined the cast of the film, with Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais directing from a screenplay by Marc Tulin. Pierre Even produced alongside Susan Mullen, under their Item 7 and Parallel Film Productions banners, respectively. Entertainment One distributes in Canada.[1]

Filming

Principal photography began in December 2016, in Montreal, Canada.[2]

Release

The film was released in the United States in a limited release and through video on demand on March 30, 2018, by Vertical Entertainment.[3][4] It was released in Canada on May 25, 2018.[5] The film is now widely available on streaming platform Netflix.

Critical reception

Birthmarked received negative reviews from film critics. It holds a 12% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 17 reviews, with a weighted average of 4.75/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 44 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[7]

gollark: Oh, you mean the cosine *rule* of cosineness?
gollark: The what?
gollark: Mostly I can just use a calculator. Or look the formula up in my notes or something.
gollark: Remember the average human doesn't really need it much.
gollark: RPNCalc using continued fractions WHEN?

References
  1. McNary, Dave (December 8, 2016). "Toni Collette, Matthew Goode to Star in Comedy 'Birthmarked'". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. Vlessing, Etan (December 8, 2016). "Toni Collette, Matthew Goode Join Indie Comedy 'Birthmarked'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. Billington, Alex (February 19, 2018). "Toni Collette & Matthew Goode in First Trailer for Indie 'Birthmarked'". First Showing. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. Dry, Jude (February 21, 2018). "'Birthmarked' Trailer: Toni Collette and Matthew Goode Experiment on Their Kids in Offbeat Comedy". Indiewire. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  5. Wilner, Norman (May 24, 2018). "Review: Birthmarked is DOA". Now Toronto. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  6. "Birthmarked (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  7. "Birthmarked Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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