Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård Lead the Whimsical Dark Comedy WICKER
“A hard man is good to find.”
Academy Award winner Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Elizabeth Debicki, Peter Dinklage, and Richard E. Grant headline WICKER, an imaginative romantic comedy with a dark fairy tale twist.
Written and directed by filmmaking duo Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, WICKER is an audacious fable about love, desire, marriage, and the strange rules that govern society.
Wicker
- Director: Alex Huston Fischer
- Starring: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, Nabhaan Rizwan, Richard E. Grant, Kiell Smith-Bynoe
- Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Comedy
- Runtime: 105 mins
Plot Synopsis
In a quiet coastal village bound by tradition and social expectations, an isolated fisherwoman longs for companionship but finds herself rejected by those around her.
Desperate to change her fortunes, she commissions the village’s gifted basket weaver to create the perfect husband entirely from wicker. What begins as an unusual request soon becomes something extraordinary when the handcrafted man mysteriously comes to life.
Far more charming, compassionate, and irresistible than anyone expected, the Wicker Husband transforms the fisherwoman’s lonely existence while capturing the attention of the entire village. As fascination turns to jealousy and long-buried desires begin to surface, the impossible romance sparks a chain reaction that threatens marriages, friendships, and the very foundations of the community.
Blending surreal fantasy, biting satire, and heartfelt romance, WICKER explores love, identity, and the absurd expectations placed upon relationships through a uniquely whimsical lens.
Cast & Characters
- Olivia Colman as the Fisherwoman
- Alexander Skarsgård as the Wicker Husband
- Peter Dinklage as the Basket Weaver
- Elizabeth Debicki as the Tailor’s Wife
- Richard E. Grant as the Doctor
Creative Team
Directors & Screenwriters
- Alex Huston Fischer
- Eleanor Wilson
A Modern Fairy Tale with a Wicked Sense of Humor
WICKER combines magical realism, romance, and offbeat comedy to create an original story unlike anything audiences have seen before. While rooted in fairy tale traditions, the film uses its fantastical premise to explore themes of loneliness, desire, gender roles, and the often-absurd conventions surrounding marriage and relationships.
Led by Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, and supported by an acclaimed ensemble cast, the film promises a visually inventive, emotionally rich, and sharply funny cinematic experience.
Release Date
WICKER opens exclusively in theatres this October.
