An affinity for the unsettling seemingly runs in the Cronenberg family, and Brandon Cronenberg’s latest work Infinity Pool certainly upholds this legacy. Failing novelist James Foster (Alexander Skarsgård) and his well-off wife Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are vacationing at a high-end resort located on a developing island country when they meet the mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth) and Alban Bauer (Jalil Lespert). The Bauers charm the Fosters into venturing outside of the resort grounds for some sightseeing in the countryside, off limits due to strict— and violent— government regulations. After a reckless mistake finds the couple in trouble with the law, they discover the depraved manner in which justice is served in this country.
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