Evolution

11-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother in a seaside housing estate. The only place that ever sees any activity is the hospital. It is there that all the boys from the village are forced to undergo strange medical trials that attempt to disrupt the phases of evolution.

Cast

Max Brebant

as Nicolas

Roxane Duran

as Stella

Julie-Marie Parmentier

as La mère

Mathieu Goldfeld

as Victor

Nissim Renard

as Franck

Pablo-Noé Etienne

as The fourth boy

Nathalie Legosles

as The Doctor

Chantal Aimée

Marta Blanc

as Nurse

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Perhaps it's because I watched this when it is -4 outside, but this is quite a chillingly haunting film that is probably most notable for the powerful efforts of the eleven year old Max Brebant as "Nicolas" and the very intangibility of just where and when this is all set. Ostensibly, he's living in...

griggs79

_Evolution_ left me weirdly hooked and a bit confused. It’s a slow, creepy watch—really striking to look at, but it keeps things pretty vague. I liked the eerie vibe and all the strange, squirmy moments, though it did get a bit frustrating. Classic Hadžihalilović—answers not included....

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