A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
Acting
Fiennes serves controlled menace; Taylor-Joy is magnificent.
Writing
Every course is a perfectly calibrated gut-punch.
Direction
Mylod tightens the screws until you're breathless.
Director
Mark Mylod
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The restaurant's name, Hawthorn, references the tree associated with witchcraft and dark folklore — fitting for this coven of culinary devils.
Chef Slowik's final menu directly mirrors real-world tasting menu culture: increasingly abstract, joy-stripped, and designed for Instagram rather than pleasure.
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