After the visually stunning “Innocence“, director Lucile Hadzihalilovic delivers another festival darling with “Evolution“ - once again a dreamlike exploration of childhood that mixes mystery with elements of horror and arthouse.

“The only residents of young Nicholas's seaside town are women and boys. When he sees a dead body in the ocean one day, he begins to question his existence and surroundings. Why must he, and all the other boys, be hospitalised?“