Germany, UK, USA / 2019. / 11’ 35’’ / Short feature

Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos

Screenplay by: Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos

Produced by: Adam Saward

Cast: Matt Dillon, Daphne Patakia, Susan Elle

A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.

Yorgos Lanthimos

 

Born in Greece. His sophomore film Dogtooth won the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Foreign Language film. The Lobster won the Jury Prize at the 68th Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Original Screenplay. The Killing of a Sacred Deer won Best Screenplay at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. The Favourite received a leading ten Academy Award® nominations in 2019.

 

Yorgos Lanthimos says of the film: „I was glad to be given the opportunity to work on a shorter format that can be sometimes challenging but quite rewarding. We developed a script starting from a very intriguing initial idea and concept, and enjoyed great creative freedom during the realisation of the film. It is always very exciting to be invited to think outside the box and wrestle with stimulating ideas”. 

*Serbian premiere