• Feature Film
  • Thriller

Little Joe

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.

Data

Genre
Thriller
Category
Feature Film
Financing
Majoritäre Koproduktion
Format
Digital Video, 105 Min
Release
01.11.2019
Distribution
FILMLADEN Filmverleih GmbH
Admissions
6.967
Funding Film Institute
680.000 €
Share of Austrian production costs
25 %
Share of total production costs
15 %
Television investment
590.000 €
Co-production

The Bureau (UK, 28%), Essential Film (DE, 10%)

International funding

British Film Institute, Medienboard BB, EURIMAGES

Festivals & Awards (Selection)

Filmfestival Cannes 2019: in Competition, b]best actress: Emily Beecham

Funding program
ÖFI
first run on ORF2 Austrian Broadcasting Service
27.06.2021
Viewers
105.000
Film location
UK, Austria, Germany
Shooting time
August - October 2018
Days of shooting
36
Completion
Spring 2019
Funding institutions Austria
Filminstitut, Filmfonds Wien, Filmstandort Austria
Credits
Production
coop 99 filmproduktion G.m.b.H.
Producer Austria
Bruno Wagner, Jessica Hausner, Martin Gschlacht
Director
Jessica Hausner
Script
Jessica Hausner, Géraldine Bajard
DOP
Martin Gschlacht
Editor
Karina Ressler
Sound engineer
Malcolm Cromie
Sound design
Erik Mischijev, Matz Müller
Costume design
Tanja Hausner
Set design
Katharina Wöppermann
Cast
Emily Beecham (Alice), Ben Whishaw (Chris), Kerry Fox (Bella), Kit Connor (Joe)
Production manager
Bruno Wagner
German Title
Little Joe
Television investment
ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen), BBC

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