The Plague (2025)
Director: Charlie Polinger Run Time: 95 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2025
Starring: Everett Blunck, Joel Edgerton, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen, Lucas Adler
Country: Australia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Romania
Language: English
About the film:
Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee.
At an all-boys water polo camp, a socially anxious twelve-year-old is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness they call “The Plague.” But as the lines between game and reality blur, he fears the joke might be hiding something real.
“Takes body horror and Lord of the Flies into extraordinary, emotional spaces.”
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire
About the filmmaker:
A New York-based filmmaker, Charlie Polinger received his MFA in Film Directing from the AFI Conservatory, where he was awarded the Schaffner Prize for Excellence in Directing. The Plague (2025) is his feature debut.
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