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Beau Is Afraid

Dir: Ari Aster
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Amy Ryan
179mins   2023   US   15   English   

From writer-director Ari Aster comes a delirious journey into the unknown from one of the most inventive cinematic minds working today: the story of a man who sets out to visit his mother and discovers a world of malevolent forces and unseen eyes tracking his every move.

Dense with meaning and aimed squarely at confronting the emotional chaos and collective uncertainty of our present day, Beau is Afraid follows one man’s odyssey through the depths of the end of history, finding horror and humor at every turn.

'A film with meticulously executed tonal command and emotional nuance' - Tim Grierson, Screen International

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