The Institute (2022 film)

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2022 American film

The Institute

Directed by| Hamza Zaman
Written by| Hamza Zaman
Produced by| Victorya Brandart
Robert Eisenberg
Jeff Kirby
Chelsea Roth
Jonathan Sethna
Ron Verstappen
Tom West
Hamza Zaman
Artemus Cole
Starring| Ignacyo Matynia
Victorya Brandart
Cinematography| Aram Bauman
Edited by| Michael Patrick Kelly
Spencer Smith
Music by| Paco Periago

Production
companies

Headless Films
Whiptail Wallaby Productions
Conducive Productions
MindBender Entertainment

Distributed by| Gravitas Ventures
Kamikaze Dogfright

Release date

* March 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)

Running time

| 89 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

The Institute is a 2022 American thriller film directed by Hamza Zaman and starring Ignacyo Matynia and Victorya Brandart. It is Zaman's feature directorial debut.[1][2]

## Cast

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* Ignacyo Matynia as Daniel Sullivan
* Victorya Brandart as Marie Sullivan
* Mark Lobene as Dr. Arthur Lands
* Joy Donze as Blu Foster
* Claire McClain as Izzy Alibrahim
* Louisa Bradshaw as Mel Williams
* Jarred Harper as Steve Williams
* John Easterlin as Dr. Kramer

## Release

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In March 2022, it was announced that Gravitas Ventures and Kamikaze Dogfright acquired North American distribution rights to the film, which was released on March 22, 2022.[1][2][3]

## Reception

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Cody Hamman of JoBlo.com gave the film a negative review, writing that it "doesn’t quite work as a whole."[4]

Evan Dossey of the Midwest Film Journal also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The problem is that this film completely lacks a psychological thriller aspect, and Marie isn’t really written with the internal life to carry such a story."[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Complex, Valerie (March 1, 2022). "Gravitas Ventures And Kamikaze Dogfight Acquire Hamza Zaman's 'The Institute'; New Trailer Released". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
2. ^ a b Miska, Brad (March 17, 2022). "Culty 'The Institute' Clip Drinks the Kool-Aid [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
3. ^ Korngut, Josh (March 2, 2022). "The Doctor Wishes To See You In This Disturbing Trailer For 'The Institute' [Watch]". Dread Central. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
4. ^ Hamman, Cody (March 22, 2022). "The Institute Review". JoBlo.com. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
5. ^ Dossey, Evan (March 6, 2022). "The Institute". Midwest Film Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2022.

## External links

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* The Institute at IMDb
* The Institute at Rotten Tomatoes