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Zombi Child
Film poster
Directed byBertrand Bonello
Written byBertrand Bonello
Starring
  • Louise Labeque
  • Wislanda Louimat
  • Adilé David
CinematographyYves Cape
Edited byAnita Roth
Music byBertrand Bonello
Production
companies
My New Pictures
Les Films du Bal
Distributed byAd Vitam
Release dates
  • 17 May 2019 (2019-05-17) (Cannes)
  • 12 June 2019 (2019-06-12) (France)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office$200,599[1][2]

Zombi Child is a 2019 French drama film directed by Bertrand Bonello. It is based on the account of the life of a supposed zombified man in Haiti, Clairvius Narcisse. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]

Plot

A teenage girl Fanny makes friends with Mélissa, who moved from Haiti to France after the 2010 Haiti earthquake. It is revealed that Mélissa's family is associated with voodoo culture.

Cast

  • Louise Labeque as Fanny
  • Wislanda Louimat as Mélissa
  • Mackenson Bijou as Clairvius
  • Katiana Milfort as Mambo Katy
  • Adilé David as Salomé
  • Ninon François as Romy
  • Mathilde Riu as Adèle
  • Patrick Boucheron as History teacher
  • Nehémy Pierre-Dahomey as Baron Samedi
  • Ginite Popote as Francina
  • Sayyid El Alami as Pablo
  • Saadia Bentaieb as Superintendent

Release

The film had its world premiere in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2019.[5] It was released in France on 12 June 2019.[6]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 83 reviews, and an average rating of 7.08/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "If the strain of its ambitious juggling act sometimes shows, Zombi Child remains an entertainingly audacious experience, enlivened with thought-provoking themes."[7] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score 74 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

References

  1. ^ "Zombi Child (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Zombi Child (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (4 April 2019). "Cannes: 'Deerskin' With Jean Dujardin to Open Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (23 April 2019). "Cannes Directors' Fortnight Unveils Genre-Heavy 2019 Selection". Screen International. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  5. ^ Baronnet, Brigitte; Sardet, Yoann (14 May 2019). "The Dead Don't Die, Dernier Train pour Busan... 4 films de zombies passés par Cannes". AlloCiné. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (9 May 2019). "Playtime all set to brandish Zombi Child and The Bare Necessity at Cannes". Cineuropa. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Zombi Child (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Zombi Child". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 26 January 2020.