EXCLUSIVE: IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. rights to coming-of-age supernatural drama The Innocents, which debuted at Cannes and has just been announced for Fantastic Fest.The dark morality fable, which unfolds under the bright Nordic sun, follows a group of young children who become friends during the summer holidays, drawn together by the discovery of mysterious shared abilities.
Out of sight of the adults, the children bond quickly, exploring their newfound powers and testing their limits in the forests and playgrounds surrounding their brutalist apartment complex.
As the children’s loyalties shift and small cruelties escalate, their innocent play takes a dark turn towards the malevolent, and strange things begin to happen.IFC plans to
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