What ‘The Prodigy’ is about: The mysterious costume drama with Florence Pugh on Netflix

‘El Prodigio’ is getting closer and closer to reaching Netflix, one of the most interesting productions prepared by the streaming giant, because it is a costume film that comes with a plot full of drama and mystery, which is inspired by a real phenomenon that happened in 19 Century, a film that comes with the protagonist of Florence Pugh.

Recently, “El Prodigio” shared its first official trailer, which anticipates what subscribers to Netflix You will be able to see in this production a film in which actress Florence Pugh will act in a plot inspired by a phenomenon known as “fasting women”, a mysterious event that took place in Europe in the 19th century.

It is important to remember that the phenomenon of the “fasting women”Occurred in the Victorian era, when women, usually pre-adolescents, claimed to be able to spend long periods of time ingesting any food, some even attracted the attention of the population by claiming to have a sort of religious or magical power that allowed them to survive without to eat.

For this reason, ‘El Prodigio’ will be featured in the streaming service Florence Pugh plays Lib Wrighta nurse sent to meet one of these fasting girls, who, accompanied by a reporter, is tasked with observing the young woman over the course of two weeks and determining whether her survival without food is a hoax or not, which leads this nurse to realize that there is more to the case than it seems.

Without a doubt, the story of this Netflix new vintage movie sounds very interesting, a title full of mysteries, which, it should be noted, comes with a fantasy plot, which, is taken from the book of the same name written by Emma Donoghue and published in 2016, a work which in turn, as we have pointed out, is inspired by the strange real phenomenon.

The Prodigy premiere on Netflix

‘The prodigy’is a title in which the mystery will be the main protagonist, so it aims to be a lot of fun, a vintage production that has become one of the most anticipated of the streaming giant, and the good news is that this will not make the subscribers to the platform are waiting for its launch for a long time, since, as we have pointed out, it is part of the previews of next November.

It will be next Wednesday, November 16, when ‘El Prodigio’ will be available in the catalog of Netflixan interesting production that, it should be noted, will come with a great cast, because in addition to the main role of the actress Florence Pugh, it has the main cast which is composed of the work of Kila Lord Cassidy and Tom Burke.