Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos

Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau

164 mins. Ireland / UK / USA. 2024. 18 (IFCO) / TBC (BBFC)

Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things) directs a triptych of surreal dark comedies. A man’s life falls apart after he pushes back on an order from his domineering boss. Another man takes extreme measures after becoming convinced his wife - recently rescued after being lost at sea - has been replaced by an imposter. And, finally, a woman who has abandoned her family for a cult is tasked with tracking down someone who has the power to resurrect the dead.

Returning to the bleak, deadpan style that defined his early features such as Dogtooth, Lanthimos offers up three-films-in-one with Kinds of Kindness. These are all strange, unsettling and darkly funny stories about people driven to commit bizarre acts of desperation or violence.

Festivals:
Cannes Film Festival 2024

Awards:

Best Actor (Jesse Plemons) - Cannes Film Festival 2024

“This long, scaldingly original film enthralls even as it frustrates, defying conventional logic while presenting an absurdist riff on modern society” - Peter Debruge, Variety

“This strange world calls for delicious off-kilter performances, and the cast - particularly Stone, who’s proven her mettle in this regard, and Plemons - deliver” - Alissa Wilkinson, The New York Times