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The Plague

The Plague

20256.71h 38m

Overview

A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer.

Directed by Charlie Polinger
Written by Charlie Polinger
Produced by Joel Edgerton, Steven Schneider, Lucy McKendrick
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $685K

Top Cast

Everett Blunck

Everett Blunck

Ben

Kayo Martin

Kayo Martin

Jake

Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton

Daddy Wags

Kenny Rasmussen

Kenny Rasmussen

Eli

Lucas Adler

Lucas Adler

Logan

Caden Burris

Caden Burris

Matt

Elliott Heffernan

Elliott Heffernan

Tic Tac

Lennox Espy

Lennox Espy

Julian

Kolton Lee

Kolton Lee

Corbin

Geo Dobre

Geo Dobre

Old Man

Themes & Keywords

summer campbullyinghazingwater polomaliciouscautionaryindependent filmpatheticbody horrorpsychological horrorteenagerteen horrorcallous

About The Plague

The Plague is a drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of summer camp, bullying, hazing, water polo, malicious, cautionary. Directed by Charlie Polinger, it stars Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Joel Edgerton. A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer.

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