Crossing Europe

Little Joe

1 hr. 40 min. | Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Pegi 13

"We are entering a new era here. The first mood lifting anti-depressant happy plant."

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 taken care of properly, this plant makes its owner happy. Against company policy, Alice takes one home as a gift for her teenage son, but as the flower grows, so does Alice’s suspicion that it may not be as harmless as she thought.

Jessica Hausner

Jessica Hausner

Jessica Hausner began her career with the short film Flora (1996), which won the Leopard of Tomorrow at the Locarno Festival. Inter-view, her graduation film at the Filmacademy Vienna, won the Prix du Jury of the Cinéfondation at the Cannes Film Festival in 1999. Three of her feature films have been presented in Un Certain Regard in Cannes, while Lourdes (2009) has been awarded the FIPRESCI Prize in Venice.
Languages
English
Subtitles
Lithuanian
Original title
Little Joe
Produced
2019: Austria, United Kingdom, Germany

Film information

Director
Jessica Hausner
Producers
Philippe Bober, Bertrand Faivre, Martin Gschlacht, Jessica Hausner, Gerardine O'Flynn, Bruno Wagner
Screenplay
Jessica Hausner, Géraldine Bajard
Cinematography
Martin Gschlacht
Cast
Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Leanne Best
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