‘The Plague’ Review: Joel Edgerton & Cast Of Young Newcomers Turn Summer Boys Camp Into A Psychological Nightmare – Cannes Film Festival

Charli XCX Extends Brat Summer in Cannes With Magnum Party and Palais Premiere of ‘The Plague’

The superstar singer and in-demand actress updated her Letterboxd after seeing Charlie Pollinger’s Un Certain Regard film: “Feeling like I’m reeling.

‘The Plague’ Review: Joel Edgerton & Cast Of Young Newcomers Turn Summer Boys Camp Into A Psychological Nightmare – Cannes Film Festival

The Plague, a World Premiere today in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival, may be fiction but it brought back vivid, not-so-pleasant memories of my days in elementary school and at the Catalina Island Boys Camp where every 12 year old in my cabin nicknamed the kid we labeled a chronic […]

Joel Edgerton On His Cannes Thriller The Plague

“I’ve two nearly 4-year-olds, and I’m fairly highly effective and influential in sure circles, however not with two 4-year-olds,” says Joel Edgerton. “Youngsters run their very own nation, in a means.” Edgerton’s been considering lots recently about these nascent years earlier than getting into maturity because of his newest challenge, The Plague, which appears to be like on the difficult and sometimes terrifying social dynamics of children — …

The Teenie thriller The Plague shows in an oppressive way a cycle of bullying in a holiday camp. It is one of the real insider tips at the Cannes 2025 festival.

The Plague – first-look review

To stand out as a teenager is to make yourself a target. The pack mentality that dominates most group settings for children renders conformity a survival imperative; Ben (Everett Blunck) understands this as a recent Boston transplant attending the Tom Lerner Water Polo Academy for the first time. He instantly notices that the rambunctious Jake (Kayo Martin) is the ringleader in their small all-male cohort, and the quiet Eli (Kenny Rasmussen) is …