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Movie Review: Gaia

Eco horror, body horror, creature feature elements — South African chiller Gaia has all this, and more. It’s an intelligent, macabrely beautiful-looking head trip of a film. Park rangers Gabi (Monique Rockman) and Winston (Anthony Oseyemi) are working in the Tsitsikamma forest, floating down a river, when Gabi’s drone goes dead after she spots something unusual. Gabi goes on land to investigate but falls victim to a trap. She seeks shelter in a cabin and later meets its residents — a middle-aged man named Barend (Carel Nel) and younger adult man Stefan (Alex van Dyk) who have given up civilization for a minimalist, survivalist life deep in the forest. As the separated rangers learn, something deadly lurks in the forest in the way of mutated entities, two-legged creatures that have been overtaken by flowers, foliage, and fungi. And Barend and Stefan are all too familiar with them. Director Jaco Bouwer, working from a remarkable screenplay by Tertius Kapp, has crafted

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Joseph Perry
Jun 15, 2021

Go Deep Into The Forest To Witness A Fight For Survival In ‘Gaia’

This June, director Jaco Bouwer takes us deep into the forest for the terrifying and thrilling film Gaia. In the film, “An injured forest ranger on a routine mission is saved by two off-the-grid survivalists. What is initially a welcome rescue grows more suspicious as the son and his renegade father reveal a cultish devotion to the forest. When a strange being attacks their cabin, it’s clear there is a far greater threat in this unrelenting wilderness.” The film was written by Tertius Kapp, Gaia stars Monique Rockman, Cael Nel, Alex van Dyk, and Anthony Oseyemi. Jaco Bouwer, Tertius Kapp, and Jorrie van der Walt produce. This unnerving, award-winning film opens in theaters on June 18, 2021, followed by its release On Demand on June 25.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 7, 2021
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There Is Something Dark And Deadly Lurking In The ‘Gaia’ Trailer

Decal, the newly formed home entertainment distributor from Neon and Bleecker Street, has obtained the North American rights to the South African horror-thriller Gaia, directed by Jaco Bouwer. Set to be released this summer, the film stars Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Anthony Oseyemi, and Alex Van Dyk and made its debut at SXSW. The film centers on a park ranger on a surveillance mission in a primordial forest who encounters two survivalists living a post-apocalyptic lifestyle. The boy and his philosophical father seem to have their own religion and a mysterious relationship to nature. Tertius Kapp penned the screenplay and is producing the film along with Bouwer and Jorrie van der Walt, Deadline reports.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 4, 2021

More from Jaco Bouwer

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Movie Review: Gaia

Eco horror, body horror, creature feature elements — South African chiller Gaia has all this, and more. It’s an intelligent, macabrely beautiful-looking head trip of a film. Park rangers Gabi (Monique Rockman) and Winston (Anthony Oseyemi) are working in the Tsitsikamma forest, floating down a river, when Gabi’s drone goes dead after she spots something unusual. Gabi goes on land to investigate but falls victim to a trap. She seeks shelter in a cabin and later meets its residents — a middle-aged man named Barend (Carel Nel) and younger adult man Stefan (Alex van Dyk) who have given up civilization for a minimalist, survivalist life deep in the forest. As the separated rangers learn, something deadly lurks in the forest in the way of mutated entities, two-legged creatures that have been overtaken by flowers, foliage, and fungi. And Barend and Stefan are all too familiar with them. Director Jaco Bouwer, working from a remarkable screenplay by Tertius Kapp, has crafted

Continue reading →
Joseph Perry
Jun 15, 2021

Go Deep Into The Forest To Witness A Fight For Survival In ‘Gaia’

This June, director Jaco Bouwer takes us deep into the forest for the terrifying and thrilling film Gaia. In the film, “An injured forest ranger on a routine mission is saved by two off-the-grid survivalists. What is initially a welcome rescue grows more suspicious as the son and his renegade father reveal a cultish devotion to the forest. When a strange being attacks their cabin, it’s clear there is a far greater threat in this unrelenting wilderness.” The film was written by Tertius Kapp, Gaia stars Monique Rockman, Cael Nel, Alex van Dyk, and Anthony Oseyemi. Jaco Bouwer, Tertius Kapp, and Jorrie van der Walt produce. This unnerving, award-winning film opens in theaters on June 18, 2021, followed by its release On Demand on June 25.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jun 7, 2021
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There Is Something Dark And Deadly Lurking In The ‘Gaia’ Trailer

Decal, the newly formed home entertainment distributor from Neon and Bleecker Street, has obtained the North American rights to the South African horror-thriller Gaia, directed by Jaco Bouwer. Set to be released this summer, the film stars Monique Rockman, Carel Nel, Anthony Oseyemi, and Alex Van Dyk and made its debut at SXSW. The film centers on a park ranger on a surveillance mission in a primordial forest who encounters two survivalists living a post-apocalyptic lifestyle. The boy and his philosophical father seem to have their own religion and a mysterious relationship to nature. Tertius Kapp penned the screenplay and is producing the film along with Bouwer and Jorrie van der Walt, Deadline reports.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 4, 2021