Screening as part of Academy's 2025 Controversial Film Festival February 15 - March 8th spotlighting some of Cinema's most notorious, banned & censored titles!Directed by Todd Haynes
Starring Edith Meeks, Larry Maxwell, Susan Gayle Norman, Scott Renderer, James Lyons
Rated R16
85 minutes
'Poison is the second feature directed by Todd Haynes, the Oscar®-nominated filmmaker of FAR FROM HEAVEN and CAROL. It is a groundbreaking American Indie and a trailblazing landmark of queer cinema. A work of immense visual invention, Haynes’ spectacular follow-up to his legendary SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY is audacious, disturbing and thrillingly cinematic.
Inspired by the writings of Jean Genet, poison deftly interweaves a trio of transgressive tales—“Hero,” “Horror” and “Homo”—that build toward a devastating climax. “Hero,” shot in mock TV-documentary style, tells a bizarre story of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice; “Horror,” filmed like a delirious ’50s B-movie melodrama, is a gothic tale of a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague; while “Homo” explores the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.
A runaway hit which made national headlines when it was attacked by right-wing politicians, POISON is unsettling, unforgettable and thoroughly entertaining.'
Event Venue
44 Lorne Street, Auckland, New Zealand 1010, New Zealand
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