Movie
The Lobster(2015)
ComedyDramaRomance
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Runtime 119 min
Written by Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
IMDb7.0/10
Synopsis
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.
Cast
Colin FarrellRachel WeiszOlivia ColmanLéa SeydouxMichael SmileyAriane LabedJohn C. ReillyBen Whishaw
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