THE LOBSTER

synopsis

In a dystopian near future, single people are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days or are transformed into animals and released into the woods.

original title:	The Lobster
country:	Greece, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, France
sales agent:	Protagonist Pictures
year:	2015
genre:	fiction
directed by:	Yorgos Lanthimos
film run:	118'
release date:	FR 28/10/2015, BE 28/10/2015, ES 4/12/2015
screenplay:	Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou
cast:	John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux, Ariane Labed, Rachel Weisz, Colin Farrell, Ben Whishaw, Angeliki Papoulia, Olivia Colman, Jessica Barden, Michael Smiley
cinematography by:	Thimios Bakatakis
film editing:	Yorgos Mavropsaridis
art director:	Mark Kelly
costumes designer:	Sarah Blenkinsop
producer:	Ed Guiney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ceci Dempsey, Lee Magiday
co-producer:	Joost de Vries, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Leontine Petit, Carole Scotta, Derk-Jan Warrink
production:	Element Pictures, Limp Films, Scarlet Films, Faliro House Productions, Haut et Court, Lemming Film
backing:	Film4, Irish Film Board, BFI Film Fund, Eurimages, Greek Film Centre, CNC, Dutch Film Fund, Canal+
distributor:	Haut et Court, Picturehouse Entertainment, Element Pictures Uk Ltd, Imagine, Avalon