A teaser and synopsis has been released for Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s upcoming body horror/dark fantasy film Evolution, which is being likened to “The Island of Dr. Moreau”.

While the teaser doesn’t offer too much about the film, the synopsis offers a far more sinister tale, one that makes me think a bunch of children could be in serious danger (which is something we wholeheartedly support).

A young boy living in a mysterious, isolated seaside clinic uncovers the sinister purposes of his keepers, in this exquisitely shot blend of body horror and surreal fantasy from director Lucile Hadzihalilovic (INNOCENCE).

Ten-year old Nicolas lives an austere and isolated life with his mother in a remote seaside community populated by women and other little boys about his age, but seemingly devoid of adult males. In a hospital overlooking the tempestuous ocean, the boys are all subjected to regular medical treatments – or, perhaps, some mysterious experiment. Only Nicolas seems to question what’s happening to him and his friends.

He finds an unexpected ally in a young nurse, Stella, whose kindness is a break from the severity that all the other women seem to reserve for their young charges. Increasingly suspicious that his mother and the nurses are lying to him and that something ominous is going on, he follows the women at night, determined to find out what they are up to. What he discovers on the beach signals the beginning of a nightmare from which he’s helpless to escape.

Influenced by H.G. Wells’ The Island of Doctor Moreau, this mesmerizing film approaches the concept of evolution from a truly unique perspective.

The film stars Max Brebant, Roxane Duran, and Julie-Marie Parmentier. It is expeected to open in early 2016.