THE ASSESSMENT is a 2024 science fiction thriller film directed by Fleur Fortuné in her feature length debut, from a screenplay by Dave Thomas, Nell Garfath-Cox, and John Donnelly. It is produced by Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen and Grant S. Johnson with Number 9 Films, augenschein Filmproduktion, ShivHans Pictures, and Project Infinity. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2024.
In a not-so-distant future where parenthood is strictly controlled, a couple's mysterious seven-day assessment for the right to have a child unravels into a nightmare, forcing them to question the very foundations of society.
The cast includes Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, Himesh Patel, Indira Varma, Nicholas Pinnock, Charlotte Ritchie, Leah Harvey, and Minnie Driver.
THE ASSESSMENT is set to debut in select theaters March 21st, courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.