Splice

2010 · 104 min · EN · R · 5.9 (2,541 votes)

Dir. Vincenzo Natali · Starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac, Brandon McGibbon, Simona Măicănescu, David Hewlett · Music Cyrille Aufort

“She's not human...not entirely.”

HorrorScience Fiction

Elsa and Clive, two rebellious young scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators — only to have that bond turn deadly.

VIBE

This film is a deeply unsettling, intellectually provocative descent into bio-horror. It feels disturbingly intimate, exploring the dark side of creation and the blurred lines of humanity with a grim, transgressive curiosity that lingers long after the credits.

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