Little Joe
Kwiat szczęścia · dir. Jessica Hausner
Austria, Great Britain, Germany 2019, 105’ · pre-release screening
22 October, 17:30 · Cinema City — room 6
Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a very special crimson flower, remarkable not only for its beauty but also for its therapeutic value: if kept at the ideal temperature, fed properly and spoken to regularly, this plant makes its owner happy. Against company policy, Alice takes one home as a gift for her teenage son, Joe. They christen it “Little Joe” but as it grows, so too does Alice's suspicion that her new creations may not be as harmless as their nickname suggests.
| Director: | Jessica Hausner |
| Screenplay: | Jessica Hausner, Géraldine Bajard |
| Cinematography: | Martin Gschlacht |
| Editing: | Karina Ressler |
| Cast: | Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox, Kit Connor, Phénix Brossard |
| Producers: | Philippe Bober, Bertrand Faivre, Martin Gschlacht, Jessica Hausner, Gerardine O\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Flynn, Bruno Wagner |
| Production: | Coop99 Filmproduktion, The Bureau, Essential Filmproduktion GmbH |
| Distribution: | Against Gravity |
| Awards: | FF w Cannes / Cannes FF – Najlepsza Aktorka / Best Actress (2019) |
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