The Catholic Spirit reviews Wicker

The romantic fantasy film Wicker, directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, is an adaptation of Ursula Wills’ 2008 short story “The Wicker Husband.” The film follows a Fisherwoman, played by Olivia Colman, in a remote village where residents are identified by their occupations and follow unusual wedding rituals.

To avoid the humiliation of a community ritual that determines marriage, the Fisherwoman asks a Basket Weaver, played by Peter Dinklage, to construct a husband for her. The Basket Weaver succeeds in creating a man, played by Alexander Skarsgard, who possesses life and empathy. The story explores themes of loneliness and the fulfillment found in companionship.