Prodigy

Prodigy

2017 · 80 min · EN · 6.1 (134 votes)
Dir. Brian Vidal, Alex Haughey · Starring Richard Neil, Savannah Liles, Jolene Andersen, Emilio Palame, David Linski, Harvey Q. Johnson · Music Igor Nemirovsky

A terrifying game of strategy and wits between a dangerous young genius and a psychologist.

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Jimmy is a committed child psychologist who uses his own playbook, but when he is brought in to work with Ellie, he is completely unprepared for his subject—a 9-year-old psychopathic genius with nothing to lose. As he begins to understand the extent of her capabilities and the fate that has been planned for her, he struggles to overcome her defenses before it is too late for them both.

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This film is a chilling psychological duel, exploring the dark potential of a child's mind. It feels like a slow-burn descent into an unsettling abyss, where intellect and manipulation clash in a claustrophobic, high-stakes game.

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