Little Joe

Little Joe

2019 · 106 min · EN · NR · 5.8 (234 votes)
Dir. Jessica Hausner · Starring Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox, Kit Connor, David Wilmot, Phénix Brossard

Happiness is a business

DramaScience Fiction

Alice, a single mother who is more dedicated to her work as a genetic engineer than to her teenage son Joe, develops a new variety of flower that is supposed to have the ability to make its owner happy thanks to its special chemical properties.

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A sterile, unnerving sci-fi drama that blooms with a creeping unease. It's a visually striking, unsettling exploration of manufactured happiness and the dark side of ambition, leaving you questioning what's real and what's just a pleasant facade.

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