Little Joe

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5.8/10

9.7K

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Alice (Emily Beecham) is a single mother and dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a 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 their plant grows, so too does Alice's suspicion that her new creation may not be as harmless as its nickname suggests.

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Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and n... Read allAlice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and names it after him but soon starts fearing it.Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and names it after him but soon starts fearing it.

Director
- Jessica Hausner
Writers
- Jessica Hausner
- Géraldine Bajard
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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

9.7K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Jessica Hausner
Writers
- Jessica Hausner
- Géraldine Bajard
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 8 wins & 17 nominations total

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Goran Kostic

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Yana Yanezic

Mrs. Simic

Leanne Best

Mother

Phoebe Austin

Girl

Janine Duvitski

Lady

Neil Menage

Buyer 1

Karik Samuel

Buyer 2

Director
- Jessica Hausner
Writers
- Jessica Hausner
- Géraldine Bajard
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As stated in another post, the location is undisclosed. The street scenes were, however, filmed in Liverpool as you can see the Liver Building in the distance of one street scene.

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The plant, "Little Joe", has no leaves, so that it cannot produce chlorophyll.

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Written by Teiji Ito

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4/10

Little Joe

Scientists have created a flower that can make people happy. It is clear though that inhaling the pollen has a stronger effect than just that.

Whilst this is an attractive looking film with an interesting idea and a terrifically weird and wonderful score, the storytelling is linear and pretty staid without the twists and turns that could have made everything more interesting. In addition, the acting, whilst in part intended, is also a little too robotic by all involved to make you really care about the direction of travel.