Beau Wasserman is the son of a famous and wealthy businesswoman, Mona, who is responsible for building a large conglomerate empire.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. In one such prolonged scene, a man runs from a character wielding a knife, before being held at gunpoint by another who threatens to shoot him, and in another sequence, a man fights with a fantastical monster who impales him with an insect-like leg. The film centres on Beau Wassermann, son of a famous and wealthy businesswoman, who is brought up without a father after his mother Mona claims he died during an orgasm – which is also how Beau was born.Why they now make him look like THIS is symbolic (or result of wife’s drug company) because earlier in Beau’s apartment there’s a normal photograph if him on the wall hammering in a nail. Distributed by A24, Beau Is Afraid premiered at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on April 1, 2023, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on April 14, 2023, before a wide release the following week. As reported by Daily Nexus, Aster said at the time that the film would be a "nightmare comedy" and that it would be "four hours long". Viewers are sure to be impressed by Aster's prodigious imagination and technical skill, amused by his gallows humour, and amazed by some of the outrageous images he puts on screen. Film showing times Please enter your postcode below (or use your current location) so we can find the nearest cinemas showing this film.

Phoenix is extraordinary as Beau – pouring his whole self into someone else’s psychosis for a jittery, child-like performance that feels like it might break apart at any moment.After one of the first screenings for Beau Is Afraid, someone stood up and started ranting that he’d just seen the worst film ever made. She explains how she was testing to see if he was strong enough to make it back home to visit her and he failed. Aster’s last two films containing gory image references in the age rating notes, so it’s going to be a surprise if the Joaquin Phoenix film doesn’t follow suit. Golden Globe nominated actor Parker Posey stars as Elaine Bray, with Julia Antonelli as teen Elaine.