Little Joe

Little Joe

Director Jessica Hausner

1 hr. 40 min. · Austria, United Kingdom, Germany, 2019 · Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy · English · Subtitles: Lithuanian · Pegi 13

About the film

"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.

Details

Running time
1 hr. 40 min.
Country, year
Austria, United Kingdom, Germany, 2019
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language
English
Subtitles
Lithuanian
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

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

Festivals and awards

  • Cannes Film Festival Best Actress
Jessica Hausner

Director

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.