Vivarium (2019)

Directed by

Lorcan Finnegan

Genre

science fiction film, thriller film

Country

Denmark, Belgium, Ireland

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 2,610 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple looking for a home are tricked into moving into a strange suburban neighborhood where they cannot leave. They are forced to care for a bizarre alien-looking child that grows rapidly.

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What happens

Vivarium is a 2019 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Lorcan Finnegan, from a story by Finnegan and Garret Shanley. Shanley also wrote the screenplay. An international co-production of Ireland, Denmark and Belgium, it stars Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Jonathan Aris, and Éanna Hardwicke. The film follows a couple (Eisenberg and Poots) who are forced to care for a mysterious humanoid creature while trapped in a strange, vivarium-like neighbourhood. It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2019, and was released in Ireland on 27 March 2020 by Vertigo Releasing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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