The feature debut of director Fleur Fortuné, The Assessment is set in a near
future where prospective parents are forced to spend seven days in the
company of a government employee to determine if they are suitable to
raise a child.
Written by Dave Thomas, Nell Garfath-Cox and John Donnelly, the film
focusses on a couple played by Elizabeth Olsen and
Himesh Patel who have their lives turned upside down by an assessor
played by Alicia Vikander.
The cast also includes Minnie Driver, Indira Varma, Charlotte Ritchie, Nicholas Pinnock and Leah Harvey.
The Assessment is in US cinemas from March 21st. A UK/ROI
release has yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
In a not-so-distant future, where resources are scarce and tightly controlled, even the dream of having a child is not a given. Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel) are one of the few couples allowed to take a mysterious assessment for the right to have a child, having successfully navigated a brutal selection process. Desperate to prove themselves eligible, they face their evaluator, Virginia (Alicia Vikander) —cold, unpredictable, and impossible to read. Subjected to seven grueling days of challenges, Mia and Aaryan are pushed to the brink. The trials unravel into a psychological nightmare, forcing them to face their deepest insecurities, shaking the foundations of their relationship and what being parents really means to them.