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A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer. (R, 98 min.) Open caption screening on 1/14 @ 4:00 pm.
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At camp, a 12-year-old boy is pulled into a cruel tradition targeting an outcast with an illness. As the lines between game and reality blur, he fears the joke may be hiding something real. [IFC Films]
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen
Director: Charlie Poling
Genre: Drama, Thriller
"A psychological horror film reminding viewers of just how cruel adolescence can be."
— Sonia Rao, Washington Post
"It’s an auspicious debut for Polinger, technically ambitious and fiercely observant of adolescent anxieties."
— Hannah Strong, Little White Lies
"A terrific debut that brings thriller vibes to an all-boys summer camp for water polo, this brilliantly written feature ingeniously utilizes the staple moves of horror."
— Tomris Laffly, Elle
"Polinger’s film isn’t a comfortable watch and it’s not meant to be. It gets under the skin. That it’s drawn partially from its director’s own memories is surely one source of its potency."
— Jake Coyle, Associated Press
"A terrifying first film in which a tween water polo team becomes a "Lord of the Flies" metaphor for the hell of modern bullying. The scares are killer, but it’s the violence of the adolescent mind that hits hardest."
— Peter Travers, The Travers Take
"The story is set in 2003, a period expertly evoked via strategic scattering of vintage track suits and portable CD players. But its grim vision of masculinity toxifying in real time gives it the feeling of a movie of the moment."
— Adam Nayman, The Ringer
"From the start, 'The Plague,' the gripping feature debut from director/writer Charlie Polinger, is like entering a bad dream. But it's less a full-blown nightmare and more a nerve-jangling unease that something is sinister is going to happen."
— Cary Darling, Houston Chronicle
