The Girl with All the Gifts

2016
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The Girl with All the Gifts
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Title: The Girl with All the Gifts

Original Title: The Girl with All the Gifts

Year: 2016

Info

Release Dates

  • UK: September 23 2016
  • United States: February 24 2017

Plot

Set in a near future, this movie shows a society which is pestered by a contagious disease which turns the victims into insatiable carnivores. The only hope of humanity is a group of kids which are immune to the effects of the pandemic. The children are refugees in a militar base in a lost village from England. In that place the kids are studied, because they are able to think and feel although they have been infected and the scientists are looking for a cure. One of these children is Melanie, who is different because the future of the human race will depends on her.

Directed by Colm McCarthy, 'Melanie. The Girl with All the Gifts' will be released in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto Film Festival 2016.

Awards

  • 2017 BAFTA Awards: 1 0

Cast

Director:

Colm McCarthy Colm McCarthy

Sennia Nanua

Sennia Nanua

Melanie

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

Helen Justineau

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Dr. Caroline Caldwell

Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine

Sgt. Eddie Parks

Anamaria Marinca

Anamaria Marinca

Dr. Selkirk

Videos

'The Girl with All the Gifts' trailer 2:29

Photos

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Trivia

Mike Carey

Mike Carey, screenwriter and author of the book, makes a cameo as one of the "hungries".

Melanie and Helen

In the book, Melanie is described as blond with blue eyes. Helen Justineau, in the book, was described how Melanie appears in the film.

Based on the book

The film is based on the book 'The Girl with All the Gifts', by Mike Carey, screenwriter of the movie.

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