The Plague features largely children in its leading cast, but also includes Joel Edgerton. The movie premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in May. There, it impressed audiences and went on to ...

‘The Plague’ Review: Charlie Polinger’s Debut Takes Body Horror and ‘Lord of the Flies’ Into Extraordinary, Emotional Spaces ...

Featuring Joel Edgerton, Charlie Polinger's directorial debut, 'The Plague,' observes a young boy trying to fit in at a summer water polo camp.

'The Plague' director Charlie Polinger talks his 2025 Cannes premiere, which takes a harrowing look at a boys water polo summer camp.

Joel Edgerton on Acting Opposite a Troupe of Tween Boys in Cannes Thriller ‘The Plague’ “Children have their own language, their own rules. They create their own society. Then an adult ...

"The Plague" writer-director Charlie Polinger opens up to TheWrap about how he made a horror film set at an all-boys summer camp.

A fresh new debut from a filmmaker who has real talent. One of the best first films at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival is titled The Plague, an American indie thriller made by filmmaker Charlie ...