Hide and Seek

2014, 82 minutes

Four fragile young people flee London to start an unconventional utopia, creating a world of fantasy that overwhelms them.

Directed by Joanna Coates, HIDE AND SEEK follows four young people who flee from London to create a polyamorous commune in the country, choosing total isolation as a form of emotional and intellectual hiding place. HIDE AND SEEK puts forward the controversial idea of retreat as protest; the characters hope to find a new spiritual and sexual truth. Meditative and provocative, subtle and explicit, the film uncovers a new way to express feelings of loneliness, kinship, fear and joy.

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