Scientists defy ethics to create a chilling human-animal hybrid, leading to bleak and suspenseful consequences.
A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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Heads up on strong sex and nudity. That is past what the R on the box suggests. Beyond that, real scares and a jolt or two.
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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.
No. Brace yourself.
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