Hideous (2022)

Name: Hideous
Director: Yann Gonzalez
Genre: Music, Horror, Drama
Released: 2022-05-22
Duration: 22 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Oliver Sim, Fehinti Balogun, Kate Moran, César Vicente

Music Horror Drama

Director: Yann Gonzalez

Cast: Oliver Sim, Fehinti Balogun, Kate Moran, César Vicente

6.6

Runtime22 min

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Musician Oliver Sim is the main guest of a talk-show that soon slides into a surreal journey of love, shame, and blood.

Critical Reception & Ratings

Hideous (2022), directed by Yann Gonzalez, has received a somewhat mixed critical reception, with an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 indicating a generally positive but divisive audience response. The film is a surreal journey exploring themes of love, shame, and blood through the lens of a musician's appearance on a talk show.

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Fans of surreal, genre-blending films will appreciate the unique vision of director Yann Gonzalez in Hideous (2022). This stylish, music-infused drama features a standout performance from Oliver Sim as he takes the audience on a mesmerizing journey exploring themes of love, shame, and the darker corners of the human experience.

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Hideous Bastard is the debut album by the xx singer Oliver Sim, released on 9 September 2022 by Young. The album was produced by Sim's bandmate Jamie xx. It was released with a short film directed by Yann Gonzalez, which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. The album centers themes of queerness, including Sim's experiences with HIV.