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1373: 1357: 423: 746: 31: 774: 760: 310: 1264: 373:, a teenage girl who may be her daughter or younger self, a mysterious preacher who may be her father, a collection of ghostly miners who haunt the island's tunnels, and her sole human contact, a fisherman with whom she may have once been in love. 526:, 80% of 94 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "If its story's mysteries are ultimately less compelling than they might seem, 362:
coast, a wildlife volunteer's daily observations of a rare flower turn into a metaphysical journey that forces her as well as the viewer to question what is real and what is nightmare.
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growing on the flowers over three days, and simultaneously on the protagonist's body. She has a nebulous relationship with a sinister
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UK theatrical release poster in Cornish, thought to be the first use of the language in a poster for a distributed feature film
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The only feature that suggests a continuous flow of time (though highly sped up), is the appearance of a
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s retro aesthetic and intriguingly abstract visuals make this a chilly treat for horror fans." On
617: 481: 289: 1238:"Sitges' Universe Expands With New Titles From the Most Contemporary, Audacious Fantastic Genre" 972: 510:. It was thought to be the first instance of a distributed feature film having Cornish posters. 935: 731: 434: 151: 1372: 660: 612: 247: 1356: 995: 800:"'Enys Men' Review: A Gorgeously Grainy Folk Horror Steeped in Style but Starved of Story" 8: 1388: 388: 266: 78: 1139: 956: 804: 562: 973:"'Enys Men' Review: An Artfully Constructed Folk Horror Film About Never-Ending Grief" 1351: 519: 244: 131: 1212: 931:"Cannes Hidden Gem: Unsettling Rocks and Cornish Creeps in Mark Jenkin's 'Enys Men'" 905:"'Interest is off the scale': Cornish cinema fans snub Avatar for local folk horror" 557:, said that the film was "a perfect, anti-romantic expression of Cornish eeriness". 572: 507: 506:
The film was promoted bilingually, with posters being produced in both English and
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of 78 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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was released on dual format Blu-ray and DVD on 8 May 2023 via
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has purchased the North American distribution rights.
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