Poor Things 2023

Release date

12/07/2023

Directors

Yorgos Lanthimos

Writers

Tony McNamara

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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