‘Little Joe’ Trailer: Genetically Engineered Plants Turn Sinister
By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 28, 2019 3:30 pm EST
Keep this strange, beautiful red flower at an ideal temperature, feed it properly, speak to it regularly, and the genetically engineered “happy plant” will boost its owner’s mood. There’s no “no feeding it after midnight” rule, but something does go wrong in the care of the plant at the center of Jessica Hausner’s eerie sci-fi film that plays like Gremlins meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Little Joe follows a plant breeder whose new creation, which she dubs “Little Joe,” is supposed to enhance people’s moods. But nature has a different purpose in mind in the sci-fi thriller that premiered at Cannes earlier this year. Watch the Little Joe trailer below.
‘Little Joe’ Trailer: Genetically Engineered Plants Turn Sinister
By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 28, 2019 3:30 pm EST
Keep this strange, beautiful red flower at an ideal temperature, feed it properly, speak to it regularly, and the genetically engineered “happy plant” will boost its owner’s mood. There’s no “no feeding it after midnight” rule, but something does go wrong in the care of the plant at the center of Jessica Hausner’s eerie sci-fi film that plays like Gremlins meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Little Joe follows a plant breeder whose new creation, which she dubs “Little Joe,” is supposed to enhance people’s moods. But nature has a different purpose in mind in the sci-fi thriller that premiered at Cannes earlier this year. Watch the Little Joe trailer below.
Little Joe follows a plant breeder whose new creation, which she dubs “Little Joe,” is supposed to enhance people’s moods. But nature has a different purpose in mind in the sci-fi thriller that premiered at Cannes earlier this year. Watch the Little Joe trailer below.
Little Joe Trailer
Directed by Jessica Hausner, Little Joe looks like an eerie sci-fi thriller that throws back to Invasion of the Body Snatchers in plot and Alex Garland’s Ex Machina in tone. It’s clinical, cold, unsettling, and has Ben Whishaw looking very sinister (Paddington, no!), which makes Little Joe seem like a very intriguing watch. The film made its world premiere at Cannes earlier this year and was selected to compete for the Cannes Palme D’or.
Here is the synopsis for Little Joe:
Little Joe opens in theaters on December 6, 2019.
LITTLE JOE follows Alice (Emily Beecham), 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.
