The Lobster

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The Lobster is a comedy directed by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos. The film premiered in competition at last year’s Cannes Film Festival where it won the Jury Prize, and later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. It stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and Léa Seydoux.

A love story set in the near future where single people, according to the rules of The City, are arrested and transferred to The Hotel. There they are obliged to find a matching mate in 45 days. If they fail, they are transformed into an animal of their choosing and released into The Woods. A desperate Man escapes from The Hotel to The Woods where The Loners live and falls in love, although it is against their rules.

“The idea for this film came from discussion about how people feel like they need to always be in a relationship; how other people see those who can’t make it; how you’re considered a failure if you can’t be with someone; the lengths people go to in order to be with someone; the fear; and all those kind of things that follow us trying to mate. I hope we’re making our films in such an open way that they welcome each person’s view on them. We have made certain decisions; it’s a very particular and specific film and hopefully it has its own voice and it raises certain questions.”

The Lobster is rated 14A.