TotheoutsideworldJoanneisjustabook-storeowner,buttheConspiracyknowsdifferent.She'sdangerous.She'sabellwetheraquietleaderwhoiswellonherwaytobeingherwholeself.Whentheykidnaphertobreakhertomakeherconform,theydiscoverthatJoanneissomethingsomuchmorethanevensheeverknew.Joanneisafeminist,one-room,one-characterelevatedgenrethriller.ItisamodernriteofpassagestorywhichmostwomenhavetogothroughtobecomeawholehumanbeingHowdoesonebeoneselfinthefaceofmassivemisogynyandhatred(bothovertandinstitutionalized).Itisalsotheworld'sfirstone-personfilm(amoviewithonlyoneon-screencharacter)thatfeaturesawoman.
里卡尔多·斯卡马奇奥,马西米利亚诺·加洛,安娜贝拉·沃丽丝