Zombi Child

Released Jan 24, 2020

1h 43m

Drama

Horror

Fantasy

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In 1962 Haiti, a man is brought back from the dead to work on a sugar cane plantation; many years later, a teen tells her friends her family secret, not suspecting that it will push one of them to commit the irreparable.

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If the strain of its ambitious juggling act sometimes shows, Zombi Child remains an entertainingly audacious experience, enlivened with thought-provoking themes.

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Christina

Visually beautiful. The story lost the main character, but I enjoyed watching a lot.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/20

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Alec B

Until the end, Bonello mostly suppresses traditional horror elements while favoring a more intriguing slow burn approach. This does make the finale a bit jarring but that does not undermine the film's interrogations of history.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/24

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paul s

Strange movie. It wasn't without a creative spark or some intrigue though. I felt bored for much of it before it got interesting. I appreciated the human emotional dynamic that felt real. It felt as though it was for a long time two different stories that didn't comprehensibly weave together until the end. It was barely worth the once over. I'm glad I only paid 1.99 to see it, but even that felt about 2x as much as it was worth to see.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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andy h

It may not catch your attention right away, but it clearly has plenty to look out for.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Until the end, Bonello mostly suppresses traditional horror elements while favoring a more intriguing slow burn approach. This does make the finale a bit jarring but that does not undermine the film's interrogations of history.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Sammo

Hard to understand voodoo!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/20

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Bertrand Bonello

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Wislanda Louimat

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Adilé David

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Mathilde Riu

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Justin Chang

Los Angeles Times

"Zombi Child" seeks to interrogate the bitter legacy of French colonialism, from its brutal applications in the past to its spiritual and psychological reverberations in the present.

Feb 20, 2020

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Kathleen Sachs

Chicago Reader

Bertrand Bonello blends his singular style with his fascination with voodoo for an exceptional film.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 1, 2020

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K. Austin Collins

Vanity Fair

Zombi Child amounts to a curiously fragmented display of [filmmaker Bertrand Bonello's] talent. But much of the good stuff is here.

Jan 27, 2020

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Matthew St. Clair

Cinema Sentries

[Director Bertrand] Bonello still admirably goes against the ongoing customs within the zombie genre by depicting its roots and making Zombi Child an instructive mood piece.

Sep 23, 2020

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Elsa Fernández-Santos

El Pais (Spain)

A provocative and emotive way to look at stories of the past. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 31, 2020

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Manu Yáñez

Fotogramas

Bonello solidifies himself as a filmmaker with strong emotions and a radical gaze, offering plenty of food for thought. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/5

Aug 26, 2020

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Synopsis

In 1962 Haiti, a man is brought back from the dead to work on a sugar cane plantation; many years later, a teen tells her friends her family secret, not suspecting that it will push one of them to commit the irreparable.

Director: Bertrand Bonello
Screenwriter: Bertrand Bonello
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: arte France Cinéma, My New Picture, Playtime, Les Films du Bal
Genre: Drama, Horror, Fantasy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 24, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.9K
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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