Film show: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård star in horny feminist fantasy 'Wicker'

France 24 Wednesday 21 October 2026, 14:54 UTC By Dheepthika LAURENT 1 min read

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Film show: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård star in horny feminist fantasy 'Wicker' Issued on: Film critic Emma Jones and Dheepthika Laurent discuss the week's film releases. Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård play an odd couple in the fantasy romance "Wicker" about love, society and the patriarchy. In "Minotaur", Russian director Andriy Zvyagintsev offers us a modern version of Claude Chabrol's New Wave film "The Unfaithful Wife." Also out this week is "Whalefall," a tale of survival starring "Euphoria" star Austin Abrams, who plays a scuba diver stuck inside a whale's belly. [Image text:] coiman Skarsgard Debicki Dinklage Wicker Marriage Material FRANCE 24

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