Splice (2009)
Directed by Vincenzo Natali

Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

Film Synopsis

Clive and Elsa are two scientific superstars.  They have developed a technique that allows them to combine the DNA of different species of animal, thereby creating some fantastic hybrids.  Now their research has reached a critical moment: the time has come to fuse animal and human DNA.  But the pharmaceuticals laboratory which finances their work refuses to have any part of this experiment, so they must undertake it in secret.  The being they create, Dren, grows to adulthood within a few months...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Vincenzo Natali
  • Script: Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, Doug Taylor, Antoinette Terry Bryant
  • Cinematographer: Tetsuo Nagata
  • Music: Cyrille Aufort
  • Cast: Adrien Brody (Clive Nicoli), Sarah Polley (Elsa Kast), Delphine Chanéac (Dren), Brandon McGibbon (Gavin Nicoli), Simona Maicanescu (Joan Chorot), David Hewlett (William Barlow), Abigail Chu (Child Dren), Jonathan Payne (Paintball Shooter)
  • Country: Canada / France / USA
  • Language: English / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 104 min

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