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The Assessment

Synopsis

In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Features
Running time
115 min
Director
Fleur Fortune
Producer
Julie Goldstein, Grant S. Johnson, Elizabeth Karlsen, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Shivani Rawat, Stephen Woolley
Executive Producer
Tom Brady, Connor Flanagan, Allen Gilmer, William Bruce Johnson, Carlotta Löffelholz, Rusta Mizani, Thomas K Richards, Madeleine K. Rudin, Veronica Rushing, Jonathan Saubach, William Shockley
Editor
Yorgos Lamprinos
Screenwriter
Mrs & Mr Thomas, John Donnelly
Director of Photography
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Production Designer
Jan Houllevigue
Composer
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Principal cast
Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, Himesh Patel, Minnie Driver, Benny O. Arthur

Genre

Horror Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Germany, US co-production

Augenschein Filmproduktion (DE), Number 9 Films (UK), Project Infinity (US), ShivHans Pictures (US), Tiki Tane Pictures (US)

Number 9 Films

Sales Company

WME Independent (Worldwide sales excluding US)

United Talent Agency (UTA) (US sales)

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