Joshua

9-year-old Joshua is a child prodigy: an exceptionally smart and good-mannered kid with a penchant for music and a disdain for other kid’s obsession with sports, Joshua is every inch the ideal son. But when his parents give birth to their second child, Joshua experiences the typical firstborn fall from the state of grace and decides to take matters into his own hands. George Ratcliff directs a chilling psychological thriller about family bliss spiraling down into tragedy; terror never had a more innocent face. Joshua was presented in the Locarno Film Festival and received the Cinematography Award at Sundance.

Director: George Ratcliff
Screenwriter: David Gilbert, George Ratliff
Cinematography: Benoit Debie
Editing: Jacob Craycroft
Music: Nico Muhly
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston

USA, Color
English, 106΄
Format: 35mm