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The Plague

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Original title

The Plague

Year

2025

Running time

95 min.

Country

Australia

Director

Charlie Polinger

Screenwriter

Charlie Polinger

Cast

Music

Johan Lenox

Cinematography

Steven Breckon

Producer

Co-production Australia-United Arab Emirates-United States-Romania;

Spooky Pictures, Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, The Space Program

Genre

Drama. Mystery | Sports. Teen/coming-of-age. Psychological Drama. Bullying. 1990s

Synopsis

At a boys' water polo camp, a twelve-year-old preteen with social anxiety is drawn into a cruel tradition that attacks an outcast with a disease called 'The Plague'. But as the boundaries between play and reality blur, he fears that the joke may be hiding something real.

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Rankings Position

#56 Best Australian Movies of all time
#92 The Best Movies of 2025 (so far)

Awards: 2025: Cannes Film Festival: nominated to Un Certain Regard Prize: Best Film.

2025: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Breakthrough Performance. 3 nominations

2025: Film Festival of Catalonia: Best Actor. 2 nominations

2025: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Breakthrough Director.

2025: Critics' Choice Awards: nominated to Best Young Actor/Actress.

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