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The Lobster

The Lobster

An unconventional love story...

20157.01h 59m

Overview

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.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos
Produced by Ceci Dempsey, Lee Magiday, Yorgos Lanthimos
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $15.7M

Top Cast

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

David

Rachel Weisz

Rachel Weisz

Short Sighted Woman

Olivia Colman

Olivia Colman

Hotel Manager

Léa Seydoux

Léa Seydoux

Loner Leader

Michael Smiley

Michael Smiley

Loner Swimmer

Ariane Labed

Ariane Labed

The Maid

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Lisping Man

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Limping Man

Angeliki Papoulia

Angeliki Papoulia

Heartless Woman

Jessica Barden

Jessica Barden

Nosebleed Woman

Themes & Keywords

hotelsuicide attemptboatdystopiawoodsromancepunishmentrevengeswimmingmacabregrave diggingdead rabbitblind womanmanhuntshooting an animalirreverentwittyfarcicalscathing

About The Lobster

The Lobster is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2015 exploring themes of hotel, suicide attempt, boat, dystopia, woods, romance. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman. 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.

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