Overview

• The Plague premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, marking Charlie Polinger's directorial debut.
• Set at a 2003 boys' water polo summer camp, the film explores the social pressures of adolescence through a fictional 'plague' used to ostracize an outcast camper.
• Critics have praised the film's use of psychological horror elements and 35mm cinematography to create an uneasy, atmospheric portrayal of childhood cruelty.
• Joel Edgerton stars as the camp counselor and serves as a producer, supporting a predominantly first-time young cast in the film.
• Currently on the festival circuit, The Plague is represented by UTA/Cinetic (domestic) and AGC (international) as it seeks U.S. distribution.