THE LOBSTER
by Yorgos Lanthimos
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 |