Splice
She's not human...not entirely.
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.
- Director
- Vincenzo Natali
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The record
Awards
1 win
Sitges Film Festival best special effects award
1 win
- WinnerSitges Film Festival best special effects award
The numbers
Box Office & Release
- Budget
- $26M
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
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- Release date
- Jun 3, 2010
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada, Germany
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