Little Joe
(2019)
★ 5.7 IMDb · 331 votes
Year: 2019
Runtime: 106 мин
Country: Austria, Germany
Director: Jessica Hausner
Cast: Эмили Бичем, Бен Уишоу, Керри Фокс, Кит Коннор, Дэвид Уилмот, Phénix Brossard, Себастьян Хюльк, Линдси Дункан, Jessie Mae Alonzo, Andrew Rajan
Plot
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.
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.