---
title: 'Instinct (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Halina Reijn'
released: '2019-08-12'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Netherlands'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/instinct-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8386898/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Instinct (2019)

2019 · 108 min · Thriller · Netherlands


## Synopsis

Instinct is a 2019 Dutch psychological thriller drama film directed by Halina Reijn in her feature-length directorial debut from a script she co-wrote with Esther Gerritsen and it stars Carice van Houten and Marwan Kenzari. It follows Nicoline, a prison therapist who becomes obsessed with a patient, who is a convicted serial rapist.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Halina Reijn](https://cinepixo.com/people/halina-reijn)
- **Screenplay:** [Halina Reijn](https://cinepixo.com/people/halina-reijn), [Esther Gerritsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-gerritsen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ella van der Woude](https://cinepixo.com/people/ella-van-der-woude)
- **Producer:** [Arnold Heslenfeld](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-heslenfeld), [Frans van Gestel](https://cinepixo.com/people/frans-van-gestel), [Laurette Schillings](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurette-schillings)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jasper Wolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/jasper-wolf)
- **Editor:** [Job ter Burg](https://cinepixo.com/people/job-ter-burg)

## Cast

- [Ariane Schluter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ariane-schluter)
- [Betty Schuurman](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-schuurman)
- [Marie-Mae van Zuilen](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-mae-van-zuilen)
- [Robert de Hoog](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-de-hoog)
- [Pieter Embrechts](https://cinepixo.com/people/pieter-embrechts)
- [Marwan Kenzari](https://cinepixo.com/people/marwan-kenzari)
- [Maria Kraakman](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-kraakman)
- [Carice van Houten](https://cinepixo.com/people/carice-van-houten)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/instinct-2019
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