Little Joe

Botanists made a truly unique discovery - they bred a flower that gives people joy and overcomes depression. Sounds unlikely? But it is true. Numerous experiments have shown that the subjects' mood improves and they simply feel much better. Alice, one of the employees of the company engaged in the breeding of these plants, decided to give one copy to her son Joe, whom she is raising alone. Together they decided to call this flower Little Joe. Only over time, Alice noticed very strange changes in her son, as if he was no longer him... Read more The director of the project is Jessica Hausner, who has only little-known works in this role. In the film, the roles were played by: Emily Beecham ("The Thirteenth Tale" (2013), the series "In the Desert of Death"), Ben Whishaw ("Perfumer: The Story of a Murderer" (2006), "Cloud Atlas" (2012), the series "The Hollow Crown"), Carey Fox ("The Shallow Grave" (1994), "Bright Star" (2009), "Mr. Peep" (2012)). The premiere of the film took place on May 17, 2019 at the Cannes Film Festival, France. Film critics on the Metacritic website rated the film 56/100, and on Rotten tomatoes you can find 71% positive reviews (29/41).