Country
France
Date
May 15, 2015
Note
Cannes Film Festival
An unconventional love story...
1h 59min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ben Whishaw | Limping Man |
| Angeliki Papoulia | Heartless Woman |
| Jessica Barden | Nosebleed Woman |
| Emma O'Shea | Nosebleed Woman's Best Friend |
| Ashley Jensen | Biscuit Woman |
| Roger Ashton-Griffiths | Doctor |
| Anthony Dougall | 70 Year Old Waiter |
| Anthony Moriarty | 30 Year Old Waiter |
| Sean Duggan | Guard Waiter |
| Roland Ferrandi | Loner Leader's Father |
| Imelda Nagle Ryan | Loner Leader's Mother |
| Jacqueline Abrahams | Donkey Shooter |
| James Finnegan | Bald Man |
| Robert Heaney | Restaurant Waiter |
| Rosanna Hoult | David's Wife |
| Kathy Kelly | Police Officer 1 |
| Kevin McCormack | Police Officer 2 |
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| Nancy Onu | Hotel Receptionist |
| Ewen MacIntosh | Trainer Waiter (Shooting Range) |
| Patrick Malone | Campari Man |
| Sandra Hayden Mason | Arrested Town Woman |
| Garry Mountaine | Hotel Manager's Partner |
| Laoise Murphy | New Daughter |
| Ishmael Moalosi | Bandaged Loner |
| Matthew O'Brien | Trapped Loner |
| Judi King Murphy | Guest Room 104 |
| Chris Threader | Coach Driver Waiter |
| Cian Boylan | Piano Player (uncredited) |
| Clive Dev | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Degnan Geraghty | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Heidi Ellen Love | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Dolores Marren | Waitress (uncredited) |
| Mark McCormack | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Stephen Ryan | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Lobster |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Français, ελληνικά |
| Paesi di produzione | France, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Scarlet Films, Haut et Court, Eurimages, Lemming Film, Element Pictures, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, Greek Film Centre, Faliro House Productions, Limp, Film4 Productions, Protagonist Pictures |
| Sito ufficiale | thelobster-movie.com |
| Data di uscita | 15 ottobre 2015 |
| Exec. Producer | Rory Gilmartin, Andrew Lowe, Tessa Ross, Sam Lavender |
| Producer | Simon Arnal, Caroline Benjo, Milan Ueffing, Ceci Dempsey, Lee Magiday, Derk-Jan Warrink, Ed Guiney, Carole Scotta, Joost de Vries, Yorgos Lanthimos, Cait Collins, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos, Leontine Petit, Julie Billy |
| Writer | Efthimis Filippou, Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Casting | Jina Jay, Louise Kiely |
| Editors | Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Danny van Spreuwel, Jack Kuiper, Conor Mackey, Eoin McGuirk |
| Cinematography | Thimios Bakatakis, Despina Spyrou, Oisín Kelly, Aislinn McDonald, Shane Deasy, Ciaran Maginn, David Doherty |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
Czechia
Date
Jul 03, 2015
Note
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Country
Israel
Date
Jul 10, 2015
Note
Jerusalem Film Festival
Country
Canada
Date
Sep 11, 2015
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
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United States
Date
Sep 27, 2015
Note
New York Film Festival
Country
Germany
Date
Oct 08, 2015
Note
Hamburg Film Festival
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 13, 2015
Note
BFI London Film Festival
Country
Indonesia
Date
May 01, 2016
Note
Europe on Screen
Limited release
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 03, 2015
Country
United States
Date
May 13, 2016
Certification
R
Theatrical release
Country
Italy
Date
Oct 15, 2015
Country
Ireland
Date
Oct 16, 2015
Certification
15A
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Oct 16, 2015
Certification
15
Country
Australia
Date
Oct 22, 2015
Certification
MA 15+
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Country
Greece
Date
Oct 22, 2015
Country
Netherlands
Date
Oct 22, 2015
Certification
16
Country
France
Date
Oct 28, 2015
Certification
U
Country
South Korea
Date
Oct 29, 2015
Certification
18
Country
Spain
Date
Dec 04, 2015
Certification
16
Country
Taiwan
Date
Mar 11, 2016
Country
Hong Kong
Date
May 12, 2016
Certification
IIB
Country
Portugal
Date
May 19, 2016
Certification
M/16
Country
Sweden
Date
Jul 29, 2016
Certification
15
Country
Finland
Date
Aug 19, 2016
Certification
K-12
Country
Denmark
Date
Aug 25, 2016
Certification
15
Country
Mexico
Date
Dec 04, 2016
Certification
B-15
Country
Thailand
Date
Feb 17, 2017
Certification
15
Digital
Country
Poland
Date
Jul 24, 2015
Certification
16
Country
Hungary
Date
Sep 13, 2015
Certification
12
Country
Japan
Date
Mar 05, 2016
Certification
R18+
Country
France
Date
Mar 17, 2016
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Country
Brazil
Date
Jun 23, 2016
Certification
16
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
Mar 15, 2016
Certification
16
Note
DVD
Country
France
Date
Apr 08, 2016
Note
Blu-ray / DVD
Country
Germany
Date
Apr 14, 2016
Certification
16
TV
Country
Israel
Date
Jan 17, 2017
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