Evolution

– 11-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother in a seaside housing estate. The only place that ever sees..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 21 Minutes
Release Year:
2015
Original Name:
Évolution
Evolution (2015) - Also known as Évolution

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.

Producing Country:
Genre:

Evolution (2015) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Nov 2016

Language:

French

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Lucile Hadzihalilovic

Writer:

Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Alante Kavaite, Geoff Cox (in collaboration with)

Main Actors:

Marta Blanc, Max Brebant, Roxane Duran, Julie-Marie Parmentier

Plot:

Nicolas is a boy living on a remote island set in the future, or another planet - or is it a dream? His village consists of white-painted houses located above the sea with a volcanic rock and black sand coastline, populated by young women and boys all of a similar age to Nicolas. Whilst swimming, Nicolas makes a discovery in the ocean, which is shrugged off by his mother, who, like all the women in the town has tied-back hair, is pale and wears a simple thin beige dress. Nicolas is curious, thinks that he is being lied to and starts to explore his environment, witnessing some unsettling scenes. He then finds himself taken to a hospital-like building where he, along with the others, undergoes a series of medical procedures by the women, dressed as nurses. He is befriended by one nurse, who becomes instrumental in the film's denouement. The film is not easy to categorise; it is not only enigmatic but beautifully filmed with deeply poetic imagery. It reflects the fear of the unknown, experienced by a boy on the cusp of adolescence.

Awards:

7 wins & 15 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10
Metacritic:
77%