“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.”
Austrian auteur Jessica Hausner returns to Cannes (her debut film “Lovely Rita” was screened in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section in 2001, as was her 2014 film “Amour Fou”) with a sci-fi inflected drama starring Ben Whishaw, Emily Beecham (“Hail, Caesar!”), Kerry Fox, and Leanne Best (“Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool”). Think “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” with some new twists. “Little Joe” is in competition for the Palme d’Or.
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