The Lobster
Turkish title: The Lobster
“An unconventional love story...”
2015 · 1 h 59 min
Directed by 
Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos LanthimosCast
Colin Farrell 
Rachel Weisz Léa Seydoux
Credits
Written by: Yorgos Lanthimos
Plot
In a dystopian society, single people have forty-five days to find a partner or be turned into an animal.
Sinekatalog’s take
Yorgos Lanthimos imagines a society that punishes the single, in a deadpan dystopian satire. Strange, funny and bleak, it is an acquired taste but a very original one.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (339,004 votes)
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