Rosebush Pruning review: Aïnouz's dark comedy of family dysfunction premieres at Berlin
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A review of Karim Aïnouz's film "Rosebush Pruning," a dark comedy about family dysfunction based on a screenplay by Efthimis Filippou (Yorgos Lanthimos' regular writing partner). The film premiered at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival and is described as a bone-dry, button-pushing hoot that deals with status anxiety, sexual trauma, and rich-kid rot through high absurdity.
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Little White LiesRosebush Pruning review: Aïnouz's dark comedy of family dysfunction premieres at Berlinlwlies.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledBullish, battle-hardened critics suddenly saw red upon viewing this bone-dry, button-pushing comedy about nuclear-level family dysfunction
The silly, self-aware shenanigans of this film are played in the register of high absurdity, yet it also manages to deal with issues of status anxiety, sexual trauma
Karim Aïnouz turns Efthimis Filippou's twisted screenplay into a gloriously deranged portrait of rich-kid rot
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