The Lobster - Trailer

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David is a single man having just left a 12 year relationship. As per the rules of living in The City, set in a dystopian future, he is forced to check into The Hotel. The sprawling facility is a place where all singletons must find love within 45 days, or else be turned into a creature of their choice and banished into The Woods, as being alone is highly frowned upon. David's only companion is his loyal dog, who happens to be his unlucky-in-love brother who ran out of time when he was a resident at The Hotel. David's chosen animal is a lobster, but he has no intention of living life as a crustacean and makes his escape into The Woods to join up with The Loners. Soon he meets a short-sighted woman who happens to be extremely adept at catching rabbits. As chance would have it, David finds himself falling for her, but this kind of romance is against the law in The City.

'The Lobster' is a peculiar black comedy exploring romance in the most abstract way possible. It has been directed and co-written by Yorgos Lanthimos ('Dogtooth', 'Alps'), alongside his collaborative writing partner Efthymis Filippou and it was a massive hit at Cannes Film Festival winning three awards with a further one nomination. The movie is scheduled to hit cinemas in the UK and in Ireland on October 16th 2015.