Splice

Jun 3, 2010

1h 44m

★ 5.9

She's not human...not entirely.

Overview

Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.

Genres

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Copperheart Entertainment

Gaumont

Senator Film

Splice Trailers

Cast

Clive

Adrien Brody

Elsa

Sarah Polley

Dren

Delphine Chanéac

Barlow

David Hewlett

Young Dren

Abigail Chu

Elsa / PD

Stephanie Baird

Gavin

Brandon McGibbon

Melinda Finch

Amanda Brugel

Joan Chorot

Simona Măicănescu

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