THE PLAGUE
Year
2025
Runtime
98 mins
Language
English
Canadian Premiere
Showtimes
Sep
22
Sep
27
Actor Everett Blunck will be in attendance at the September 27 screening.
First-time feature director Charlie Polinger delivers a wildly original and impeccably crafted psychological thriller, which earned rave reviews following its world premiere at Cannes 2025.
At an all-boys water polo camp, Ben—a socially anxious twelve-year-old (Everett Blunck, GRIFFIN IN SUMMER, CIFF 2024)—is drawn into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with a mysterious illness they call THE PLAGUE. But as the line between game and reality begins to blur, Ben starts to fear the joke may be hiding something far more real.
CONTENT ADVISORY: Depictions of bullying
- Festivals
- Cannes Film Festival
- Director
- Charlie Polinger
- Executive Producer
- Cullen Conly , Derek Dauchy , Cory Finley, Ben Ross, Roy Lee , Steven Schneider , Rami Yasin
- Producer
- Gabi Antal, Gus Deardoff, Thomas Meyer , Lizzie Shapiro , Lexi Tannenholtz
- Screenwriter
- Charlie Polinger
- Cinematographer
- Steven Breckon
- Editor
- Henry Hayes, Simon Njoo
- Music
- Johan Lenox
- Cast
- Kenny Rasmussen, Lennox Espy, Joel Edgerton, Caden Burris, Kayo Martin, Everett Blunck
Year
2025
Runtime
98 mins
Language
English
Canadian Premiere
Showtimes
Sep
22
Sep
27
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