Screenplay
幸せになる香りを放つという新種の植物がもたらす不安を描き、主演のエミリー・ビーチャムが第72回カンヌ国際映画祭で主演女優賞を受賞した異色のスリラー。幸せになる香りを放つ新種の植物「リトル・ジョー」を開発した研究者でシングルマザーのアリスは、ワーカホリックで息子のジョーときちんと向き合えていないことに罪悪感を抱きながら、日々の研究にいそしんでいた。息子のジョーへの贈り物として、彼女にとってもう1人の息子であるリトル・ジョーを自宅に持ち帰る。しかし、リトル・ジョーの香りを嗅いだジョーが奇妙な行動をとり、花粉を吸い込んだアリスの助手クリスもいつもとは違う様子を見せ始める。監督はミヒャエル・ハネケの助手を務め、「ルルドの泉で」で注目された気鋭の女性監督ジェシカ・ハウスナー。
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Dramaturgy
Christine is a wheelchair-using woman with severe multiple sclerosis. In order to escape her isolation, she makes a journey to Lourdes, the iconic site of pilgrimage in the Pyrenees Mountains, along with other people with varying disabilities. During her stay she begins to regain the use of her limbs. This is in contrast with others, who appear to have stronger faith than Christine but experience only slight, passing improvement. Her fellow pilgrims are eager to call it a miracle; however, as the pilgrimage draws to a close, exactly how accurate a claim this is becomes uncertain.
Casting
The film tells the story of a steel worker named Karger who is living in the Saxon town of Riesa. Personal as well as professional changes force him to turn his back on his home town that he had never left in his whole life and to enter unknown territory. On his way into the unknown, Karger has to bid many painful farewells. However, he faces them in his characteristic indifferent manner.
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A teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students — a relationship that eventually takes a dangerous turn.
