Vivarium (2019)

A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.

Director:

Lorcan Finnegan

Writers:

Lorcan Finnegan (story by), Garret Shanley (story by)

Stars:

Imogen Poots, Danielle Ryan, Molly McCann

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Imogen Poots	...	Gemma
Danielle Ryan	...	School Mom
Molly McCann	...	Molly
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Tom
Jonathan Aris	...	Martin
Côme Thiry	...	Baby
Senan Jennings	...	Young Boy
Eanna Hardwicke	...	Older Boy
Olga Wehrly	...	Crying Woman

Storyline

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 trapped in a surreal, maze-like nightmare.

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Plot Keywords:

psychological torture | supernatural prison | rapidly growing child | digging | abducted couple | 

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Taglines:

You're Home. Forever

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality/nudity.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg previously starred in The Art of Self-Defense.

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Goofs

When Gemma and Tom are approaching Yonder for the first time and turn the corner onto their street, the clouds change to the typical pattern. However, seconds later, the reflection in their windshield still portray typical clouds.

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Quotes

Gemma: Did you see the boy?
Tom: No.
Gemma: He's gone missing.
Tom: Well, so have we.

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Connections

Featured in Half in the Bag: Quarantine Catch-up (part 2 of 2) (2020)

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Soundtracks

Shanty Town
Written by Desmond Dekker
Performed by Desmond Dekker & The Aces
Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

User Reviews

Started off good...

But then came the rest of the film. Tedious, repetitive, dull. I was SO glad when it was over. Ick.

Details

Country:

Ireland Belgium Denmark Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 March 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vivarium

Filming Locations:

Liege, Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$432,176

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lovely Productions, Fantastic Films, Frakas Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1