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Evolution

5.9(240)20161h 22m2

11-year-old Nicolas lives with his mother in a seaside housing estate. The only place that ever sees any activity is the hospital. It is there that all the boys from the village are forced to undergo strange medical trials that attempt to disrupt the phases of evolution.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
French
  • sea
  • beach
  • nurse
  • pregnancy
  • woman director

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Belgium, France, Spain

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical22 Apr 2016
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival12 Oct 2015
    • Theatrical156 May 2016
    • Physical15DVD20 Jun 2016
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival14 Sept 2015
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereParis International Fantastic Film Festival19 Nov 2015
    • Theatrical16 Mar 2016
  • GreeceGR

    • Digital / OTTK15Cinobo1 Aug 2022
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTR18+27 Jun 2016
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical22 Sept 2016
  • SpainES

    • PremiereSan Sebastian Film Festival19 Sept 2015
  • SwedenSE

    • PremiereStockholm International Film Festival14 Nov 2015

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Evolution was released on 16 March 2016.

Audience reviews

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  • C

    CinemaSerf

    1/3/2025

    7/10

    Perhaps it's because I watched this when it is -4 outside, but this is quite a chillingly haunting film that is probably most notable for the powerful efforts of the eleven year old Max Brebant as "Nicolas" and the very intangibility of just where and when this is all set. Ostensibly, he's living in a small village populated by women and young lads like himself. There are no grown-up men anywhere to be seen. When he …

  • G

    griggs79

    3/28/2025

    6/10

    _Evolution_ left me weirdly hooked and a bit confused. It’s a slow, creepy watch—really striking to look at, but it keeps things pretty vague. I liked the eerie vibe and all the strange, squirmy moments, though it did get a bit frustrating. Classic Hadžihalilović—answers not included.

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