The Girl with All the Gifts

"Our greatest threat is our only hope."

2016 1h 51m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 2,246

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Synopsis

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In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.

“Our greatest threat is our only hope.”

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Cast

Sennia Nanua
Melanie
Gemma Arterton
Helen Justineau
Paddy Considine
Sgt. Eddie Parks
Glenn Close
Dr. Caroline Caldwell
Fisayo Akinade
Kieran Gallagher
Anamaria Marinca
Dr. Selkirk
Anthony Welsh
Dillon
Joe Lomas
Joe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Colm McCarthy
Writers: Mike Carey
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Colm McCarthy, shot by Simon Dennis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cristóbal Tapia de Veer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Matthew Cannings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sennia Nanua and Gemma Arterton and Paddy Considine carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Our greatest threat is our only hope.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4547056 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Colm McCarthy directs. Simon Dennis behind the camera. Cristóbal Tapia de Veer scores. Matthew Cannings cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3Directed by Colm McCarthy, shot by Simon Dennis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Cristóbal Tapia de Veer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Matthew Cannings shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sennia Nanua and Gemma Arterton and Paddy Considine carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Our greatest threat is our only hope.".
8IMDB entry: tt4547056 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 14 themes, including "london, england", "based on novel or book", "bunker", "post-apocalyptic future".

The technical file

Cinematography: Simon Dennis
Original score: Cristóbal Tapia de Veer
Editing: Matthew Cannings
Production design: Kristian Milsted
Costume design: Liza Bracey
Makeup / hair: Nadia Stacey
VFX supervisor: Seb Barker
Sound: Dillon Bennett
Runtime: 111 min · 1h 51m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $5,005,600
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)

Awards

Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award

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Reno2017-07-30
★ 7/10
The first step towards the new order after a great disaster. A dystopian British film. Zombie theme based on the book of the same name. The story of a few survivours, but all the focus was on the little girl. Thematically a very familiar film, but the storyline from the characters' perspective makes it unique. Nice cast, but it was not about Gemma Arterton. Her part was small, despite she can be seen in the film's entire stretch. At the beginning, I did not know what's happening. Only after the second stage of the story commence, most of the doubts were cleared. But again, till the final scene, the film holds us with the strong progression. In some parts, it looks silly, but makes sense on the basis of its all the developments. After their enclosure was broke, a group of survivours roams around the London looking for the food and the safe place. They manage to get away in some of the close encounters with the running deads. But how long it goes like that becomes the question. Besides, they divide when the girl comes into their topic. How the story ends was with a small twist. There were some good zombie films in the last two years. This is one of those. If you like zombie theme, you might find it a refreshing. Not the storywise, but the characters. The little kid was so good. They have picked the right one for that role. Looks like it could be a cult film. Ends high, but I don't think there will be any sequel or prequel in the future. Definitely worth a try. 7/10

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