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Little Joe

Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and names it after him but soon starts fearin...

Director

Jessica Hausner

Year

Genre

drama, horror, mystery

Box Office

$23,862

Production

The Bureau,Essential Filmproduktion,ORF,BBC Film,BR,ARTE,Coop99 Filmproduktion

Awards

8 wins & 17 nominations

Homepage

https://www.littlejoefilm.com

Alice

Chris

Bella

Joe

Karl

Ric

Phénix Brossard

Ivan

Sebastian Hülk

Psychotherapist

Selma

Jessie Mae Alonzo

Jasper

Colleague 3

Mr. Simic

Mrs. Simic

Mother

Girl

Lady

Janine Duvitski

Buyer 1

Buyer 2

Psychotherapist's Assistant

Little Joe

Student

Posh Man

Büro Angestellter

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The breeding programme
you see here, - Little Joe

The breeding programme you see here,

The aim has been
to create a plant with a scent - Little Joe

The aim has been to create a plant with a scent

In recent years, plant breeding
has increasingly focused - Little Joe

In recent years, plant breeding has increasingly focused

However, as a rule, this kind of engineering
involves a loss of scent: - Little Joe

However, as a rule, this kind of engineering involves a loss...

In our case, we have attempted
to create the opposite. - Little Joe

In our case, we have attempted to create the opposite.

Erm... our aim was to create a plant
that has to be watered regularly, - Little Joe

Erm... our aim was to create a plant that has to be watered ...

And in return, the plant emits a scent
which promotes happiness - - Little Joe

And in return, the plant emits a scent which promotes happin...

Moreover, the scent contains a precursor
for the human hormone oxytocin. - Little Joe

Moreover, the scent contains a precursor for the human hormo...

Your body uses this molecule
to produce oxytocin - Little Joe

Your body uses this molecule to produce oxytocin

It's supposed to initiate the bond
between a mother and her new-born. - Little Joe

It's supposed to initiate the bond between a mother and...

The first mood-lifting,
antidepressant happy-plant... - Little Joe

The first mood-lifting, antidepressant happy-plant...

I mean, you can imagine
the benefit for humanity - Little Joe

I mean, you can imagine the benefit for humanity

Mm-hmm. Yes, but will the plants
be fully grown for the Flower Fair? - Little Joe

Mm-hmm. Yes, but will the plants be fully grown for the Flow...

As a side-effect
of the breeding programme, - Little Joe

As a side-effect of the breeding programme,

We were in Geography
and she opened her bag, - Little Joe

We were in Geography and she opened her bag,

Well, that's because
all you can see are your flowers. - Little Joe

Well, that's because all you can see are your flowers.

He's smart,
he helps you with your work, - Little Joe

He's smart, he helps you with your work,

- I told him I'd ask you.
- Do I have to? - Little Joe

- I told him I'd ask you. - Do I have to?

Believe me, Joe, it will do you good
to spend more time with your father. - Little Joe

Believe me, Joe, it will do you good to spend more time with...

Yeah, the new breeding programme
could be a real success. - Little Joe

Yeah, the new breeding programme could be a real success.

No, that's my job,
handling the unpredictable. - Little Joe

No, that's my job, handling the unpredictable.

Of course, there's always a way
for a mistake to sneak in - Little Joe

Of course, there's always a way for a mistake to sneak ...

After all, I have Joe
to take care of and... - Little Joe

After all, I have Joe to take care of and...

But sometimes I simply
can't be there for him, - Little Joe

But sometimes I simply can't be there for him,

Sometimes
I'm overcome by the fear - Little Joe

Sometimes I'm overcome by the fear

These Flash2 are far stronger
than Flash1 ever were. - Little Joe

These Flash2 are far stronger than Flash1 ever were.

We all know how hard it is
to succeed with a new strain. - Little Joe

We all know how hard it is to succeed with a new strain.

If these plants prove to be
capable of survival, - Little Joe

If these plants prove to be capable of survival,

I just wanted to say that I feel really...
proud and excited - Little Joe

I just wanted to say that I feel really... proud and excited

No, I'm... convinced that this plant
is gonna be a huge success. - Little Joe

No, I'm... convinced that this plant is gonna be a huge...

Could you finish the logbook - Little Joe

Could you finish the logbook

We designed Little Joe
to be sterile. - Little Joe

We designed Little Joe to be sterile.

If the pollen falls
on female stigma, - Little Joe

If the pollen falls on female stigma,

We engineered it so the plants
can maximise production of scent. - Little Joe

We engineered it so the plants can maximise production of sc...

Why did it emit pollen
in such quantities? - Little Joe

Why did it emit pollen in such quantities?

None of us have ever succeeded - Little Joe

None of us have ever succeeded

Or perhaps you took a rather relaxed
approach to the regulations? - Little Joe

Or perhaps you took a rather relaxed approach to the regulat...

Well, there's been
more than enough discussion - Little Joe

Well, there's been more than enough discussion

But, as I'm sure you know,
their use has not yet been approved. - Little Joe

But, as I'm sure you know, their use has not yet been a...

Uh, I'm well aware of the controversy
over the new virus vectors, - Little Joe

Uh, I'm well aware of the controversy over the new viru...

The ability to reproduce is
what gives every living being meaning. - Little Joe

The ability to reproduce is what gives every living being me...

Well, if you question that,
you're in the wrong profession. - Little Joe

Well, if you question that, you're in the wrong profess...

As if it were possible to prevent a plant
from reproducing itself - Little Joe

As if it were possible to prevent a plant from reproducing i...

What is really important here
is the possible allergens in this pollen. - Little Joe

What is really important here is the possible allergens in t...

I mean, that would be an absolute gift
to the Greenpeacers - - Little Joe

I mean, that would be an absolute gift to the Greenpeacers -

We could do with a change
of scenery, don't you think? - Little Joe

We could do with a change of scenery, don't you think?

You know, you really need someone who's
gonna understand and respect your talent. - Little Joe

You know, you really need someone who's gonna understan...

He has this idea that you and I
would be the perfect match. - Little Joe

He has this idea that you and I would be the perfect match.

What's wrong? - Little Joe

She was on sick leave
for almost a year, - Little Joe

She was on sick leave for almost a year,

And Karl took her on as his assistant,
but it wasn't so easy for her, - Little Joe

And Karl took her on as his assistant, but it wasn't so...

She used to be one of
the best plant breeders here, - Little Joe

She used to be one of the best plant breeders here,

With the medication and so on, - Little Joe

With the medication and so on,

Of course,
one shouldn't be prejudiced, - Little Joe

Of course, one shouldn't be prejudiced,

Somebody you love -
Joe, for example. - Little Joe

Somebody you love - Joe, for example.

He looks the same,
he even acts like the same old Joe, - Little Joe

He looks the same, he even acts like the same old Joe,

At first, I thought it might have been
allergens in Little Joe's pollen - Little Joe

At first, I thought it might have been allergens in Little J...

The vet did blood tests
before he put Bello down. - Little Joe

The vet did blood tests before he put Bello down.

The vet said he thought Bello
might have senile dementia. - Little Joe

The vet said he thought Bello might have senile dementia.

I think it's Little Joe's pollen
that's triggered something. - Little Joe

I think it's Little Joe's pollen that's trigg...

The pollen comes
through the nose - Little Joe

The pollen comes through the nose

And where that oxytocin
of yours triggers its effect. - Little Joe

And where that oxytocin of yours triggers its effect.

Whatever it is that is in that pollen
that changed Bello... - Little Joe

Whatever it is that is in that pollen that changed Bello...

Will you please stop blaming Little Joe
for whatever was wrong with Bello? - Little Joe

Will you please stop blaming Little Joe for whatever was wro...

Haven't you noticed
how Chris has changed? - Little Joe

Haven't you noticed how Chris has changed?

- I have the feeling he's infected, too.
- Infected? - Little Joe

- I have the feeling he's infected, too. - Infected?

Chris will defend Little Joe
at any price. - Little Joe

Chris will defend Little Joe at any price.

And why shouldn't he?
I will defend Little Joe as well - Little Joe

And why shouldn't he? I will defend Little Joe as well

I did the genetic engineering myself,
and I know what I'm doing. - Little Joe

I did the genetic engineering myself, and I know what I'...

Your colleague is just imagining
Little Joe changed her dog. - Little Joe

Your colleague is just imagining Little Joe changed her dog.

Yeah, I think she's
a little... unbalanced. - Little Joe

Yeah, I think she's a little... unbalanced.

Possibly your colleague is projecting
some inner conflicts onto the outside world, - Little Joe

Possibly your colleague is projecting some inner conflicts o...

Sorry, I...
I really don't know what... - Little Joe

Sorry, I... I really don't know what...

How can you set out
more of those plants - Little Joe

How can you set out more of those plants

My dear colleague, - Little Joe

My dear colleague,

But, for us, safety is more
important than success. - Little Joe

But, for us, safety is more important than success.

I'm certain that Little Joe's
pollen is harmless. - Little Joe

I'm certain that Little Joe's pollen is harmless.

My son has a Little Joe at home, - Little Joe

My son has a Little Joe at home,

I'm strongly tempted to halt
any further planting of Little Joe immediately. - Little Joe

I'm strongly tempted to halt any further planting of Li...

If we miss it this year, - Little Joe

If we miss it this year,

But I assure you,
I will not let those plants out into public - Little Joe

But I assure you, I will not let those plants out into publi...

Why didn't you tell me that you
were putting in new plants? - Little Joe

Why didn't you tell me that you were putting in new pla...

'Oh, yes, the scent was lovely.
Could get addicted.' - Little Joe

'Oh, yes, the scent was lovely. Could get addicted....

'When I'm talking to her, - Little Joe

'When I'm talking to her,

'Tell him what you told me, Ella.' - Little Joe

'Tell him what you told me, Ella.'

'in a play or a film.' - Little Joe

'in a play or a film.'

'That's the strange feeling.' - Little Joe

'That's the strange feeling.'

'It made me feel sort of... happy.' - Little Joe

'It made me feel sort of... happy.'

No, I just wanted to be sure,
what, with Karl being after me. - Little Joe

No, I just wanted to be sure, what, with Karl being after me...

Ric, is this all the material?
I mean, are these the full interviews? - Little Joe

Ric, is this all the material? I mean, are these the full in...

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Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. Against company policy, she takes one home as a gift for her teenage son and names it after him but soon starts fearin...

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Director: Jessica Hausner

Writer: Jessica Hausner, Géraldine Bajard

Production: The Bureau,Essential Filmproduktion,ORF,BBC Film,BR,ARTE,Coop99 Filmproduktion

Genre: drama, horror, mystery

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 60/100

ImdbRating: 5.8

BoxOffice: $23,862

Released: 06 Dec 2019

Awards: 8 wins & 17 nominations

Homepage: https://www.littlejoefilm.com