IFC has shared the official trailer for The Plague, a psychological thriller drama from filmmaker Charlie Polinger in his feature-length directorial debut. The film will arrive in NY and LA theaters on December 24, adopted by its large launch on January 2.
“At an all-boys water polo camp, a socially anxious twelve-year-old is pulled right into a merciless custom focusing on an outcast with an sickness they name ‘The Plague.’ However because the traces between recreation and actuality blur, he fears the joke is perhaps hiding one thing actual,” reads the official synopsis.
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What occurs in The Plague trailer?
The video introduces Ben, an adolescent boy who’s compelled to take part in a merciless custom at an all-boys water polo camp to slot in with the remainder of the boys. Regardless of initially befriending Eli, he finds himself treating Eli like an outcast who has a contagious illness, because the traces between teasing and actual hurt start to blur. The film is described as a coming-of-age story about masculinity and peer stress.
The Plague is written and directed by Charlie Polinger. The film is led by Joel Edgerton, Everett Blunck as Ben, Kayo Martin as Jake, and Kenny Rasmussen as Eli. Government producers are Gabi Antal, Cullen Conly, Gus Deardoff, Cory Finley, James Presson, Ben Ross, Lexi Tannenholtz, and Rami Yasin, with Derek Dauchy, Roy Lee, Lucy McKendrick, Steven Schneider, and Lizzie Shapiro serving as producers.
The film had its world premiere on the 2025 Cannes Movie Pageant. Since then, it has acquired an ideal Tomatometer ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, based mostly on 18 critiques.
