Callum Turner and Elle Fanning Lead a Twisted Family in Trailer for ROSEBUD PRUNING
Mubi has dropped the trailer for Rosebush Pruning, the latest offbeat dark comedy from filmmaker Karim Aïnouz, and this one looks like a strange ride.
The film premiered earlier this year at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival, where it didn’t exactly win people over. Still, it’s heading to theaters for those curious enough to see what all the chaos is about.
Set under the blazing Catalonian sun, Rosebush Pruning pulls us into the lives of a wildly dysfunctional wealthy family unraveling inside their lavish villa.
The story follows a group of siblings sitting on a massive inheritance while completely detached from reality. Instead of dealing with their blind father or, you know, functioning like normal humans, they spiral into their own warped version of connection, validation, and obsession.
The film centers on Edward, played by Callum Turner, who kicks things off on a beach in Spain while casually lecturing a new acquaintance about fashion like it’s a life philosophy. From there, he walks us through his deeply unsettling family dynamic.
His siblings include Anna, played by Riley Keough, along with Robert (Lukas Gage) and Jack (Jamie Bell), all living together after relocating from New York following the bizarre and violent death of their mother, played by Pamela Anderson, who was ripped apart by wolves.
Now the family is left under the same roof with their father, played by Tracey Letts, and things only get messier when Jack brings home a girlfriend, played by Elle Fanning. That’s when the already fragile family structure starts to crack wide open. The siblings’ relationships with each other take a very uncomfortable turn, and buried tensions start clawing their way out.
The film leans hard into satire, taking aim at wealth, detachment, and excess, but it also swings for something far stranger. It sound awkward, chaotic, and unsettling.
Aïnouz directs from a script by Efthimis Filippou, the writer behind Dogtooth, The Lobster, and Kinds of Kindness, which should give you a pretty solid idea of the tone. The story is loosely inspired by the 1965 film Fists in the Pocket by Marco Bellocchio, but this version cranks up the absurdity and discomfort.
This movie seems like it’s trying to be shocking and provocative but according to reviews, ends up messy and exhausting instead. There are flashes of interesting ideas buried in it, but getting through the whole thing might test your patience.
Still, if you’re into strange, uncomfortable dark comedies about rich people behaving badly, Rosebush Pruning might be worth a look just to see how wild it gets.
Mubi will release Rosebush Pruning in select U.S. theaters in summer 2026.