Wicker (2026)
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A reclusive fisherwoman in a rigid medieval town finds an unconventional solution to her social isolation by commissioning a husband made of wicker.
The story
In a small medieval farming town characterized by a rigid social hierarchy and patriarchal culture, a reclusive fisherwoman faces ostracization due to her persistent fish smell and her refusal to enter into an institutionalized marriage. As the mockery regarding her spinster status intensifies, she sarcastically commissions a husband made of wicker from a master weaver. The creation of the Wicker Husband leads to a romance so pure that it begins to cause absolute chaos among the residents of the closed-minded community.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In a small medieval farming town with rigid social hierarchy and patriarchal culture, a reclusive fisherwoman is ostracized due to her persistent fish smell and rejection of institutionalized marriage. When the japes at her spinster status intensify, she sarcastically commissions for herself a husband made out of wicker. The master weaver brings the Wicker Husband to life, where his utility and dedication to his wife creates a romance so pure it causes absolute chaos amongst the villagers of the closed minded town.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 105
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; United States; Australia
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Alex Huston Fischer; Eleanor Wilson
- Writers
- Alex Huston Fischer · writer; Eleanor Wilson · writer
- Cast and characters
- Olivia Colman · the Fisherwoman; Alexander Skarsgård · the Wicker Husband; Peter Dinklage · the Basket Weaver; Elizabeth Debicki · the Tailor's Wife; Marli Siu · the Tailor's Wife's sister; Nabhaan Rizwan · the Tailor; Richard E. Grant · the eccentric and incompetent village doctor; Ben Ashenden · the Baker
- Genres
- romantic; fantasy; comedy
- Themes
- social isolation; tradition vs. innovation
- Tone and mood
- romantic; whimsical
- Setting
- A small medieval farming town.
- Premise and plot tags
- fantasy; comedy; medieval
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills-Jones
- Reception
- The film received generally favorable reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 92% · scale: percentage · review count: 25; Rotten Tomatoes · score: 7.9 · scale: /10; Metacritic · score: 70 · scale: out of 100 · review count: 11
- Production trivia
- Dev Patel was initially attached to the cast but was replaced by Alexander Skarsgård.
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