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The Plague
Directed by
Charlie Polinger
Produced by Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Lizzie Shapiro, Derek Dauchy, Joel Edgerton, and Lucy McKendrick
Produced by Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Lizzie Shapiro, Derek Dauchy, Joel Edgerton, and Lucy McKendrick
Written by
Charlie Polinger
With:
Joel Edgerton, Everett Blunck, Kenny Rasmussen, Lennox Espy, and Arianna Baraitaru
Cinematography:
Steven Breckon
Editing: Simon Njoo and Henry Hayes
Music: Johan Lenox
Editing: Simon Njoo and Henry Hayes
Music: Johan Lenox
Runtime:
95 min
Release Date: 24 December 2025
Color: Color
Release Date: 24 December 2025
Color: Color
Charlie Polinger’s chilling directorial debut is a study in childhood cruelty and the struggle for acceptance that follows a socially anxious 12-year-old (Everett Blunck) enrolled at an all-boys water polo camp who becomes part of a cruel hazing tradition. It'll take ya back and make you glad you don't have to be a kid anymore.