‘Evolution’ Teaser: A Mysterious Film About A Strange Island
By Russ Fischer/Sept. 11, 2015 4:00 pm EST
It’s a shame that Innocence never really gained traction in the US, and because of that Hadžihalilovic is probably better-known here for her creative partnership with and marriage to director Gaspar Noe, of films like Enter the Void and Love. She helped write Enter the Void, but this new film will hopefully fan the flame of the directorial spark that we saw in Innocence.
This first Evolution teaser doesn’t show all that much, but I’ll take something over nothing. The film, by the way, is about “young boys who are subjected to mysterious treatments and live on an island inhabited solely by women and themselves,” which makes it sound like a companion piece to Innocence. Have a look at the Evolution footage below.
I know, and like I said, it’s not much. But the buildup to that final shot is pretty good, brief as this is. If only that shot wasn’t given away by the YouTube still. It has power regardless. And knowing what Hadžihalilovic did with youth and mystery in Innocence, which followed young women brought, not by choice, to a strange boarding school, I know she’s got a lock on this sort of story.
Evolution will play at TIFF and, fortunately, Fantastic Fest. We don’t have any info on a US release date at this point, but Alchemy bought the film for release in the States, so we should hear something pretty soon on that front.
