Film - Beau is Afraid

Venture forth, brave boy. Joaquin Phoenix stars in Beau is Afraid, a twisted odyssey of epic proportions from the mind of Ari Aster. Watch the latest trailer...

Press Release

From writer-director Ari Aster comes a delirious journey into the unknown from one of the most inventive cinematic minds working today: the story of a man who sets out to visit his mother and discovers a world of malevolent forces and unseen eyes tracking his every move. Dense with meaning and aimed squarely at confronting the emotional chaos and collective uncertainty of our present day, Beau is Afraid follows one man’s odyssey through the depths of the end of history, finding horror and humor at every turn.

Written and Directed by Ari Aster, Beau is Afraid stars Joaquin Phoenix, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Hayley Squires, Denis Ménochet, Kylie Rogers, Armen Nahapetian, Zoe Lister-Jones with Parker Posey and Patti LuPone.

Beau is Afraid ventures into UK cinemas on 19th May [but take a cushion with you as the film is nearly 3 hours long! - Ed]

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