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Joel Edgerton Stars in the Highly Infectious Psychological Drama ‘The Plague’

Anne Marie O’Connor

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10 months ago

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Independent Film Company

Ben (Everett Blunck), a scrawny 12-year-old, is desperate to make friends at camp. At first he’s drawn to Eli (Kenny Rasmussen), an even more awkward boy who has a rash all over his body — which the mean boys’ leader claims is the plague. But Ben soon realizes his best bet at social survival is to join in the other kids’ bullying of Eli.

Independent Film Company

Joel Edgerton plays their coach, who doesn’t seem to know how to intervene. This darkly humorous horror film-slash-coming-of-age story received an 11-minute standing ovation at Cannes. And no wonder — it’s highly infectious.

The Plague | In theaters Friday, Jan 2 R

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