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‘The Assessment’ Sci-Fi Trailer with Alicia Vikander & Elizabeth Olsen
‘The Assessment’ Sci-Fi Trailer with Alicia Vikander & Elizabeth Olsen
by Alex Billington
February 27, 2025
Source: YouTube
“I need to assess all aspects of your relationship.” Magnolia Pictures has unveiled the first official trailer for The Assessment, an entrancing intellectual sci-fi film that marks the feature debut of superbly talented filmmaker Fleur Fortune. This originally premiered at TIFF 2024 last year, and it also played at the London, Stockholm, and Sitges Film Festivals in the fall. It’s opening in theaters in March. Set in a near future when parenthood is strictly controlled, a couple’s seven-day assessment for the right to have a child unravels into a psychological nightmare. The movie stars Elizabeth Olsen and Himesh Patel as a couple living in the near future, a climate ravaged Earth where parenting is controlled and approved by the government. They request to have a child and then Alicia Vikander shows up as their “assessor”, putting them through this exceptionally fascinating and disturbing seven day trial. The cast includes Minnie Driver, Indira Varma, Charlotte Ritchie, Nicholas Pinnock, Leah Harvey, and Anaya Thorley. I really loved this film, so much so that it ended up on my Top 10 of 2024 even though it’s only getting actually released this March in theaters. Doesn’t matter if you are a sci-fi fan or not, this is a must watch trailer for an extraordinary film.
Here’s the first official trailer for Fleur Fortune’s sci-fi film The Assessment, direct from YouTube:
Set in the near future, any prospective parents must pass an initial government test in order to prove their suitability for parenthood, then endure a seven-day live-in visit from a facilitator known as the “assessor” who will put them through the wringer in all kinds of imaginable and unimaginable situations where, at the end, they will either get a passing grade — or not. The Assessment is directed by visionary French artist / filmmaker Fleur Fortune, making her feature directorial debut with this film after creating many other music videos and short films previously. The screenplay is written by Dave Thomas, Nell Garfath-Cox, and John Donnelly. It’s produced by Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen, Shivani Rawat, Julie Goldstein, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Grant S. Johnson. This initially premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival last year in their Special Presentations section. Magnolia Pictures will debut Fortune’s The Assessment film in select US theaters starting on March 21st, 2025. For more visit their official site. Ready to watch now?
Article by:Source: Alex Billington