Rosebush Pruning (2026)
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An affluent but perverse family in Catalonia faces rising tensions when one of the sons brings home a new girlfriend.
The story
Rosebush Pruning is a satirical black comedy centered on an affluent but perverse family that has recently relocated from New York City to Catalonia. The story opens on a Spanish beach where a man named Edward discusses fashion with a friend before introducing his family members. The household, which includes the children Anna, Robert, Jack, and Edward, is led by their father and a mother who was tragically lost to nature. The narrative tension begins to escalate when Jack, the eldest son, brings a new girlfriend into their secluded and unconventional domestic life.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film follows an affluent but perverse family in Catalonia, following the death of the matriarch who was 'ripped apart by wolves.' The family consists of the Father and his children: Anna, Robert, Jack, and Edward. The story begins on a Spanish beach where Edward discusses fashion with a friend, George. The central conflict arises when Jack, the eldest son, brings home a girlfriend named Martha. The narrative reveals that the family members are all 'incestuously involved with Jack,' creating a volatile and disturbing atmosphere as the new presence of the girlfriend heightens the existing tensions within the household.
- First release year
- 2026
- Runtime (minutes)
- 95
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; Italy; Germany; Spain
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Karim Aïnouz
- Writers
- Efthimis Filippou · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Callum Turner · Ed; Riley Keough · Anna; Elle Fanning · Martha, Jack's girlfriend; Jamie Bell · Jack, the eldest son; Tracy Letts · the Father; Pamela Anderson · the Mother; Elena Anaya · Emma; Lukas Gage · Robert; Yorgos Stefanakos · George
- Genres
- satirical tragicomedy thriller
- Themes
- dysfunctional families; incest; sexual abuse
- Tone and mood
- satirical; tragicomedy; thriller
- Setting
- Catalonia, Spain
- Premise and plot tags
- black comedy; satire
- Source material / true-story basis
- Fists in the Pocket by Marco Bellocchio
- Content notes
- incest; sexual abuse
- Reception
- The film received mixed or average reviews, described as 'wearying and amusing in equal measure' and 'shallowness with style in mixed-bag satire.'
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 46 · scale: 100 · review count: 11
- Production trivia
- The title was changed to Rosebush Pruning in September 2024.; The film was inspired by Marco Bellocchio's debut feature.
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