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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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They just babbled on and on,
so... I had to edit. - Little Joe

They just babbled on and on, so... I had to edit.

What about the other kids?
I mean... are they cool? - Little Joe

What about the other kids? I mean... are they cool?

You know that your dad
wants you to go and live with him. - Little Joe

You know that your dad wants you to go and live with him.

So, are we still up for a movie
this weekend? - Little Joe

So, are we still up for a movie this weekend?

Oh... I'm sorry,
I have to work. - Little Joe

Oh... I'm sorry, I have to work.

Someone knew his way around
the surveillance system. - Little Joe

Someone knew his way around the surveillance system.

I think I understand now
what's going on. - Little Joe

I think I understand now what's going on.

Little Joe is infecting people
in order to reproduce. - Little Joe

Little Joe is infecting people in order to reproduce.

He's trying to survive.
It's his response to being sterile. - Little Joe

He's trying to survive. It's his response to being...

Little Joe changes
the people he infects - Little Joe

Little Joe changes the people he infects

They care for Little Joe - Little Joe

They care for Little Joe

Our only chance
might be if we pretend. - Little Joe

Our only chance might be if we pretend.

'If I could just say something?' - Little Joe

'If I could just say something?'

'OK, and how long
did that feeling last?' - Little Joe

'OK, and how long did that feeling last?'

'Started exactly on the day
she did the pollen test for you. - Little Joe

'Started exactly on the day she did the pollen test for...

- 'I don't know why we did it.'
- 'For the money.' - Little Joe

- 'I don't know why we did it.' - 'For t...

'It's not really as though
we can't afford to buy a bicycle. - Little Joe

'It's not really as though we can't afford to...

- 'We thought it was harmless.'
- 'And it is. OK? - Little Joe

- 'We thought it was harmless.' - 'And it is....

'When my daughter doesn't
respond to her own name, - Little Joe

'When my daughter doesn't respond to her own name,

'I'm absolutely fine.' - Little Joe

'I'm absolutely fine.'

'Nothing was ever good for her,
but I knew she loved me. - Little Joe

'Nothing was ever good for her, but I knew she loved me...

'Now she couldn't be nicer
to me, but...' - Little Joe

'Now she couldn't be nicer to me, but...'

'This isn't my wife.' - Little Joe

'This isn't my wife.'

Joe's Mum wants me to tell you
I'm staying here for dinner. - Little Joe

Joe's Mum wants me to tell you I'm staying here fo...

I'm not much of a cook,
but thanks, anyway. - Little Joe

I'm not much of a cook, but thanks, anyway.

Well, of course, a boy doesn't
have to discuss everything with his mum. - Little Joe

Well, of course, a boy doesn't have to discuss everythi...

Yeah, it was really wonderful.
I love the countryside. - Little Joe

Yeah, it was really wonderful. I love the countryside.

- My Planthouse key card?
- That's funny. - Little Joe

- My Planthouse key card? - That's funny.

You're always so busy with work, - Little Joe

You're always so busy with work,

What?
Who says so? Ivan? - Little Joe

What? Who says so? Ivan?

You don't notice,
but usually I'm here all by myself, - Little Joe

You don't notice, but usually I'm here all by myse...

That's out of the question.
I simply won't allow it. - Little Joe

That's out of the question. I simply won't allow i...

I told you.
It's a very special plant. - Little Joe

I told you. It's a very special plant.

If you didn't know
how to handle the thermostat, - Little Joe

If you didn't know how to handle the thermostat,

Just, next time, I'd be better off
doing it all by myself, I think. - Little Joe

Just, next time, I'd be better off doing it all by myse...

Bella's theories
are completely crazy. - Little Joe

Bella's theories are completely crazy.

I'm... I'm sorry.
Of course, you're right. - Little Joe

I'm... I'm sorry. Of course, you're right.

I just don't understand why you're worried.
I mean, it worked well. - Little Joe

I just don't understand why you're worried. I mean...

Perhaps the plant
isn't only making people happy, - Little Joe

Perhaps the plant isn't only making people happy,

What if we made a mistake - Little Joe

What if we made a mistake

What if the virus mutated...
and it became pathogenic? - Little Joe

What if the virus mutated... and it became pathogenic?

You're suggesting that
this harmless little R-virus-vector - Little Joe

You're suggesting that this harmless little R-virus-vec...

I mean, what if Bella's right - Little Joe

I mean, what if Bella's right

That's what makes
genetic engineering safe, - Little Joe

That's what makes genetic engineering safe,

Well, of course there are other benefits,
such as the commercial use of a plant... - Little Joe

Well, of course there are other benefits, such as the commer...

Listen,
if you go around telling people - Little Joe

Listen, if you go around telling people

So... now we're dealing
with a super virus - Little Joe

So... now we're dealing with a super virus

But at the same time,
you don't notice - Little Joe

But at the same time, you don't notice

Alice... don't you think
that these "changes" - Little Joe

Alice... don't you think that these "changes"

I just don't know him anymore.
We were so close, and now he's... - Little Joe

I just don't know him anymore. We were so close, and no...

We could go to an exhibition,
or a movie...? - Little Joe

We could go to an exhibition, or a movie...?

My... girlfriend
has had an accident. - Little Joe

My... girlfriend has had an accident.

She's in hospital right now,
and... - Little Joe

She's in hospital right now, and...

The access code is "fromage" -
F-R-O-M-A-G-E. - Little Joe

The access code is "fromage" - F-R-O-M-A-G-E.

Well, you seemed -
how should I say? - - Little Joe

Well, you seemed - how should I say? -

I'm not sure if you know,
but I used to be ill... - Little Joe

I'm not sure if you know, but I used to be ill...

Anyway, if I take my medication,
everything's fine. - Little Joe

Anyway, if I take my medication, everything's fine.

I inhaled some of the pollen myself,
and I'm just fine. - Little Joe

I inhaled some of the pollen myself, and I'm just fine.

So, your colleague, Bella... - Little Joe

So, your colleague, Bella...

No... Well, she's
changed her mind recently, - Little Joe

No... Well, she's changed her mind recently,

In our last session, you spoke about
how Bella stopped loving her dog - Little Joe

In our last session, you spoke about how Bella stopped lovin...

Is it possible Bella prompted
certain fears in you, - Little Joe

Is it possible Bella prompted certain fears in you,

Fear can distort
our perception of reality - Little Joe

Fear can distort our perception of reality

Feelings of guilt centred on perceived neglect
of pubescent son Joe. - Little Joe

Feelings of guilt centred on perceived neglect of pubescent ...

Possibly patient is suppressing
her subconscious wish - Little Joe

Possibly patient is suppressing her subconscious wish

Several things
have happened recently - Little Joe

Several things have happened recently

For instance, what you and Selma
were doing in the growing hall. - Little Joe

For instance, what you and Selma were doing in the growing h...

We wanted to give Ivan
a plant... for his birthday. - Little Joe

We wanted to give Ivan a plant... for his birthday.

We wanted him
to inhale the pollen, too, - Little Joe

We wanted him to inhale the pollen, too,

All of us
who have inhaled the pollen, - Little Joe

All of us who have inhaled the pollen,

Of course...
it's a pity you feel bad now, - Little Joe

Of course... it's a pity you feel bad now,

We pretend to be
the same as before, - Little Joe

We pretend to be the same as before,

Joe, that's impossible.
That's not what I wanted. - Little Joe

Joe, that's impossible. That's not what I wanted.

Now, you think something
will be missing, - Little Joe

Now, you think something will be missing,

But like I said you won't notice - Little Joe

But like I said you won't notice

Come on, Mum, you don't really
believe that nonsense, do you? - Little Joe

Come on, Mum, you don't really believe that nonsense, d...

But... what gave you that idea? - Little Joe

But... what gave you that idea?

Chris told us
a bit about your problems... - Little Joe

Chris told us a bit about your problems...

I suppose I've changed a bit,
but it's nothing against you. - Little Joe

I suppose I've changed a bit, but it's nothing aga...

I guess I'm growing up, - Little Joe

I guess I'm growing up,

Karl, I have to confess
that I lied to you all. - Little Joe

Karl, I have to confess that I lied to you all.

I didn't use the usual vectors, - Little Joe

I didn't use the usual vectors,

It was um... precisely the ones
that we're not allowed. - Little Joe

It was um... precisely the ones that we're not allowed.

That's how we were able
to modify Little Joe's scent so well. - Little Joe

That's how we were able to modify Little Joe's sce...

If you want my opinion, - Little Joe

If you want my opinion,

I have reason to believe
that it has mutated - Little Joe

I have reason to believe that it has mutated

I believe
that those who are infected, - Little Joe

I believe that those who are infected,

They actually feel happy, - Little Joe

They actually feel happy,

The consequences
that we're facing here, - Little Joe

The consequences that we're facing here,

Well, wouldn't it be terrible - Little Joe

Well, wouldn't it be terrible

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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