Joaquin Pheonix stars in Ari Aster's third film for A24
Beau is Afraid is a surreal horror-comedy produced by A24. American filmmaker Ari Aster (Hereditary, Midsommar) writes, directs and produces the film. Two Midsommar collaborators reunite with Aster for Beau is Afraid: British composer Bobby Krlic and cinematographer Pawel Pogorzleski. Academy award-winner Fiona Crombie is behind the production design.
Actor Joaquin Phoenix, known for playing eccentric characters, stars as the titular Beau, an anxious man on a quest to get home to his mother. Actor and singer Patti LuPone plays Beau’s mother. Nathan Lane plays Roger, and Amy Ryan, Kylie Rogers, Parker Posey, and Denis Menochet complete the cast list.