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The Girl with All the Gifts

  • 20162016
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  • 1h 51m
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Glenn Close, Paddy Considine, Gemma Arterton, and Sennia Nanua in The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.
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A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.
IMDb RATING
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    • Colm McCarthy
    • Mike Carey(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sennia Nanua
    • Fisayo Akinade
    • Dominique Tipper
    • Colm McCarthy
    • Mike Carey(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sennia Nanua
    • Fisayo Akinade
    • Dominique Tipper
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    • 335User reviews
    • 268Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Sennia Nanua
    Sennia Nanua
    • Melanie
    Fisayo Akinade
    Fisayo Akinade
    • Kieran Gallagher
    Dominique Tipper
    Dominique Tipper
    • Devani
    Paddy Considine
    Paddy Considine
    • Sgt Eddie Parks
    Anamaria Marinca
    Anamaria Marinca
    • Dr Jean Selkirk
    Gemma Arterton
    Gemma Arterton
    • Helen Justineau
    Anthony Welsh
    Anthony Welsh
    • Dillon
    Glenn Close
    Glenn Close
    • Dr Caroline Caldwell
    Grace McGee
    • Anne
    Eli Lane
    • Kenny
    Joe Lomas
    • Joe
    Connor Pratt
    • Peter
    Will Brooks
    • Painted Boy
    Joel Sheldon
    • T Shirt Boy
    Tessa Morris
    • Rat Girl
    Ollie Hancock
    • Psych Ward Hungry
    Jamie-Lee Bernard
    • Classroom Kid
    Aoife Campbell
    • Classroom Kid
      • Colm McCarthy
      • Mike Carey(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Some of the aerial footage was shot by a second unit in the ghost town of Pripyat, near Chernobyl, in Ukraine. Director Colm McCarthy: "I was very interested in post-apocalyptic imagery and urban exploration. We wanted to surprise people rather than have people coming in expecting a studio level film. We sent a micro drone unit to Pripyat, Chernobyl to shoot helicopter footage with Pripyat doubling for urban London." [2016]
    • Goofs
      Whilst the movie was filmed in 2015 the panoramic shot of central London containing the 'Gherkin' also shows the old building at 20 Fenchurch Street, which was demolished in 2008, its replacement, the 'Walkie Talkie' was completed in 2014.
    • Quotes

      Helen Justineau: [Melanie stares at a cat poster] Do you want a cat?

      Melanie: [as blood still drips from her face] I already had one.

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    8/10
    Highly recommended, and vastly superior to most of the genre.
    Excellent performances and interesting source material (MR Carey adapting his own novel), plus imaginative direction (Scottish director Colm McCarthy), create a chilling sci-fi tale of hungries (zombies) versus humanity.

    The opening sequence sets the tone. Melanie, a young, polite, and courteous girl manacles herself into a wheel chair. She seems entirely innocent and harmless, yet her captors fear otherwise. She and other children, each similarly restrained, are given an armed escort to a classroom. It's an arresting start and it grabs our attention. Sennia Nanua plays Melanie and the story revolves around her. We watch society collapsing through her eyes, see her threatened by the human beings around her, and fear for her. We watch her do terrible things, and yet we root for her. Everything is uncertain. Nothing is as it seems. It's a brilliant performance from a new talent, and it serves the film perfectly.

    Melanie is surrounded by contrasting emotions from those nearest to her. Gemma Arterton is excellent as protective and caring psychologist/teacher Helen Justineau, fiercely defending Melanie against the machinations of Dr Caroline Caldwell (Glenn Close) who sees Melanie as a specimen to be dissected. Paddy Considine convinces as Sergeant Eddie Parks, a tough, no- nonsense soldier fighting a losing battle.

    Colm McCarthy brings this all together superbly, belying the film's modest budget. Striking visuals and frenetic action are never allowed to overwhelm the characters, who take centre stage. And at it's heart is Melanie. Confusing, ambivalent, terrifying, lovable Melanie. It's a wonderful turn from Sennia Nanua.

    Highly recommended, and vastly superior to most of the genre.
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      • January 26, 2017 (United States)
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      • Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • BFI Film Fund
      • Creative England
      • Altitude Film Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
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