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Rosebush Pruning

Directed by Karim Aïnouz
Germany
2026
97 mins

Synopsis

Elle Fanning, Callum Turner, Riley Keough and Jamie Bell star in Karim Aïnouz's stylish, savage family satire about the coddled existence of four wealthy siblings. Berlinale 2026.

In a luxe Catalonian villa, four rich and toxically co-dependent American siblings lounge around obsessing over designer clothes. Their blind father (Tracy Letts) issues odd demands from the sidelines, leaving eldest boy Jack (Bell) to hold the family in place. When he announces he's moving out with his girlfriend (Fanning), it sends the household reeling. As old secrets emerge, including the truth about their mother's (Pamela Anderson) death, the siblings' coddled existence begins to crack. Directed by Aïnouz (Motel Destino, SFF 2024) and written by Yorgos Lanthimos collaborator Efthimis Filippou (inspired by Italian classic Fists in the Pocket), Rosebush Pruning is a delicious satire of privilege and patriarchy.

“Ferocious fun. A fabulous feast for the eyes and ears.”
Stephen A. Russell, Time Out

Tickets

Fri 5 June 2026, 8:30pm
Ritz Cinemas Randwick - Cinema 5
Assisted ListeningWheelchair
Thu 11 June 2026, 8:15pm
Event Cinemas George Street - Cinema 9
Assisted ListeningWheelchair
Fri 12 June 2026, 6pm
Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace - Cinema 5
Wheelchair
  • Program Strand
    Features
  • Year
    2026
  • Classification
    Unclassified 18+
  • Country
    Germany, Italy, Spain, UK
  • Language
    In English
  • Director
    Karim Aïnouz
  • Producer
    Viola Fügen, Simone Gattoni, Michael Weber, Annamaria Morelli, Vladimir Zemtsov
  • Cast
    Callum Turner, Riley Keough, Elle Fanning
  • Screenwriter
    Efthimis Filippou
  • Cinematographer
    Hélène Louvart
  • Editor
    Heike Parplies, David Jancso, Ilka Janka Nagy
  • Genre
    Comedy, LGBTQIA+ Films
  • Premiere
    Australian Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Australian Distributor: Madman Entertainment

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