Little Joe

Little Joe

Happiness is a business

NR 2019 · 106 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, Science Fiction

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.

Directed by Jessica Hausner · Written by Géraldine Bajard

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