Project Detail

Little Joe

Synopsis

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.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Competition - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Dare Strand

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Features
Running time: 105 mins
Director: Jessica Hausner
Producer: Bruno Wagner, Martin Gschlacht, Jessica Hausner, Philippe Bober, Bertrand Faivre, Gerardine O'Flynn
Editor: Karina Ressler
Screenwriter: Jessica Hausner, Géraldine Bajard
Director of Photography: Martin Gschlacht
Sound: Sound Engineer: Malcolm Cromie; Sound Design: Erik Mischijev, Matz Müller
Composer: Katharina Wöppermann
Principal cast: Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox, Kit Connor, David Wilmot, Phénix Brossard, Sebastian Hülk, Lindsay Duncan

Genre

Horror Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Austria, UK, Germany co-production

A Coop99 Filmproduktion (AT), The Bureau (UK), Essential Filmproduktion GmbH (DE) production presented by Austrian Film Institute (AT), FISA - Filmstandort Austria (AT), Filmfonds Wien (AT), Land Niederösterreich (AT), BBC Films (UK), BFI (UK), Bayerischer Rundfunk (DE), Arte (FR), Medienboard Berlin Brandenburg (DE), EURIMAGES (FR)

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