GREECE · 2015

The Lobster

Yorgos Lanthimos
Greek Weird Wave dystopian society forced romance social conformity transformation and body horror isolation and loneliness
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In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.

Year2015
CountryGreece
DirectorYorgos Lanthimos
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