Overview
- IFC will open The Plague in New York and Los Angeles on December 24, 2025, with a wider U.S. rollout on January 2, 2026.
- The new trailer previews a coming-of-age psychological thriller set at an all-boys water polo camp where a cruel ritual targets an outcast.
- Joel Edgerton stars as the coach and serves as a producer alongside Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Lizzie Shapiro, Lucy McKendrick, and Derek Dauchy.
- Newcomer Everett Blunck leads the cast as Ben, with Kayo Martin and Kenny Rasmussen among the ensemble.
- Shot on 35mm and informed by body-horror and social-dread influences, the film premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival.