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  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 43 m

Summary Haiti, 1962. A man is brought back from the dead only to be sent to the living hell of the sugarcane fields. In Paris, 55 years later, at the prestigious Légion d’honneur boarding school, a Haitian girl confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends – never imagining that this strange tale will convince a heartbroken classmate...

Directed By: Bertrand Bonello

Written By: Bertrand Bonello

  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • Film Movement
  • 1 h 43 m

Zombi Child

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
75
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
6.5
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Summary Haiti, 1962. A man is brought back from the dead only to be sent to the living hell of the sugarcane fields. In Paris, 55 years later, at the prestigious Légion d’honneur boarding school, a Haitian girl confesses an old family secret to a group of new friends – never imagining that this strange tale will convince a heartbroken classmate...

Directed By: Bertrand Bonello

Written By: Bertrand Bonello

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
75
82% Positive
14 Reviews
18% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 17 Critic Reviews
75
82% Positive
14 Reviews
18% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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90
Jan 23, 2020
The movie’s inconclusiveness is the source of its appeal; Zombi Child is fueled by insinuation and fascination.
By Glenn Kenny FULL REVIEW
85
Jan 29, 2020
What makes the movie such a welcome surprise is Bonello’s creativity: Digging back nearly 60 years to trace an arc of trauma inherited through French colonialism takes as much chutzpah as imagination, the latter seen here mostly in the form of atmospheric horror homage.
By Andrew Crump FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 30, 2021
It gets under your skin, with the audacious and cunning mystique of a magician who always has one more trick prepared. Bonello leaves us hypnotised and hungrily begging for more.
By Ella Kemp FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 27, 2020
I don’t find Bonello cold. I find him alert, alive, and frequently inspired—if unexpectedly limited, at times. Zombi Child amounts to a curiously fragmented display of his talent. But much of the good stuff is here.
By K. Austin Collins FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 21, 2020
The trappings of the boarding school, with its grand staircases, centuries-old cloisters, and self-serious teenage secrecy, are gothic. But Bonello nods just as much to American teen-anxiety horror. There is even an homage to Brian De Palma’s "Carrie."
By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW
75
May 24, 2019
There are elements of coming-of-age drama, tortured romance, and supernatural horror, though part of the film’s strange power is that it never seems to commit to any of those genres, hovering in some liminal state instead, teasing the audience with the various possibilities of where it might go.
By A.A. Dowd FULL REVIEW
60
May 24, 2019
The result feels like two incomplete movies in one, neither of them fully satisfying in the end. Still, there are some graceful moments scattered throughout, especially in the Haitian sequences, while it’s also rather refreshing to see a brand new take on a subject that’s been worked to death elsewhere.
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
6.5
54% Positive
7 Ratings
31% Mixed
4 Ratings
15% Negative
2 Ratings

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
6.5
54% Positive
7 Ratings
31% Mixed
4 Ratings
15% Negative
2 Ratings

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Production Company My New Picture, Les Films du Bal, Arte France Cinéma, Playtime, La Région Île-de-France, Canal+, Ciné+, Canal+ International, Indéfilms 7, Cofinova 15, Cinémage 13, BelleMoon Productions, Muska Films
Release Date Jan 24, 2020
Duration 1 h 43 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Online Film Critics Society Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
San Sebastián International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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