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Vivarium (2019)

★ 5.9R97 minDirector: Lorcan Finnegan

2019 film by Lorcan Finnegan

Vivarium is a 2019 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Lorcan Finnegan, from a story by Finnegan and Garret Shanley. Shanley also wrote the screenplay. An international co-production of Ireland, Denmark and Belgium, it stars Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Jonathan Aris, and Éanna Hardwicke.

The film follows a couple (Eisenberg and Poots) who are forced to care for a mysterious humanoid creature while trapped in a strange, vivarium-like neighbourhood. It had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2019, and was released in Ireland on 27 March 2020 by Vertigo Releasing.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

FAQ

What is Vivarium about?
Vivarium (2019) — A young couple is thinking about buying their starter home. And to this end, they visit a real estate agency where they are received by a strange sales agent, who accompanies them to a new, mysterious, peculiar housing development to show them a single-family home. There they get
Is Vivarium based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Vivarium scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.