Poor Things

Completed

"Defy expectations."

2023-12-07

7.656

en 141m

Science FictionRomanceComedy

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

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Producer

Yorgos Lanthimos

Editor

Yorgos Mavropsaridis

Supervising Art Director

James Lewis

Co-Producer

Ildikó Kemény

Prosthetics

Alex Harper

Art Direction

Géza Kerti

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