BEAU IS AFRAID
by Ari Aster
synopsis
Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.
| international title: | Beau Is Afraid |
| original title: | Beau Is Afraid |
| country: | United States, Canada, Finland |
| year: | 2023 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Ari Aster |
| film run: | 179' |
| release date: | DK 20/04/2023, HU 20/04/2023, IS 21/04/2023, PL 21/04/2023, FR 26/04/2023, IT 27/04/2023, GR 27/04/2023, CH 27/04/2023, ES 28/04/2023, NO 28/04/2023, FI 28/04/2023, LT 28/04/2023, LV 28/04/2023, SE 28/04/2023, EE 28/04/2023, BE 10/05/2023, NL 11/05/2023, DE 11/05/2023, UK 19/05/2023, IE 19/05/2023 |
| screenplay: | Ari Aster |
| cast: | Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Kylie Rogers, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Michael Gandolfini, Zoe Lister Jones, Hayley Squires, Denis Ménochet, Julia Antonelli |
| cinematography by: | Pawel Pogorzelski |
| film editing: | Lucian Johnston |
| art director: | Fiona Crombie |
| costumes designer: | Alice Babidge |
| music: | The Haxan Cloak |
| producer: | Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen |
| co-producer: | Luca Borghese, Tyler Campellone |
| executive producer: | Elisa Alvares, Timo Argillander, Len Blavatnik, Danny Cohen, Ann Ruark |
| production: | A24 (US), Square Peg (US) |
| backing: | IPR.VC (FI) |
| distributor: | ARP Sélection, Tanweer, Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, I Wonder Pictures, Diamond Films, The Searchers, Leonine Distribution |
