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Jupiter

Dir. Benjamin Pfohl
Fanomenon / Competition
Sat 2 Nov - Sun 10 Nov
Sat 2 Nov
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Sun 10 Nov
  • Sat 2 Nov
    16:00 - 17:40
    Sci-fi Day
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 11
    Tickets
  • Thu 7 Nov
    16:15 - 17:55
    Vue in the Light, Leeds
    Screen 12
    Tickets
  • Sun 10 Nov
    20:00 - 21:40
    Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
    Screen 4
    Tickets

In this dark sci-fi drama, a teenage girl grapples with her family’s deepening devotion to a cosmic cult that promises a higher existence on Jupiter.

Teenager Lea struggles to find her own path, torn between the pressures of adolescence, caring for her younger autistic brother, and her family’s cosmic beliefs. As the comet Calypso nears Earth in a rare celestial event, her family retreats to the cult’s remote compound in the woods. There, Lea begins to question their faith, wondering if this journey is truly about salvation—or a one-way trip to another plane of existence.

"Benjamin Pfohl catches us off guard with a captivating and cleverly executed first feature film about a young woman introduced by her parents to an undoubtedly troubling community" - Fabien Lemercier, Cineuropa

The first screening of this film is part of Sci-fi Day - passes for the whole day are available as well as individual tickets for this screening.

Content Guidance


Contains scenes of coercision, family abuse and scenes of suicide/self-harm which some viewers may find disturbing. 

Director: Benjamin Pfohl
Premiere status: UK Premiere
Running time: 100
Production year: 2024
Country: Germany
Language: German
Subtitles: English subtitles
Print source: Benjamin Pfohl

Part of

Fanomenon

Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, dark comedy, cult films, the unclassifiable, and much more. This year we present an expanded programme of new films, two new competitions, and a retrospective, The Weird of Oz.