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'Beau Is Afraid' trailer: Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix tackle mommy issues

"Do you ever wish that she was dead?"
By Belen Edwards  on 
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After holding surprise Beau Is Afraid screenings on April Fools Day, A24 has released another trailer for Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster's third feature film.

From the looks of it, Beau Is Afraid is the story of Beau (Joaquin Phoenix) going to visit his mother (Patti LuPone). Simple, right? Wrong! Based on the trailer, Beau will have to navigate street fights, growling beasts, people with papier-mâché heads, and more surreal strangeness. Plus, there's the very comforting question that his therapist (Stephen McKinley Henderson) poses: "Do you ever wish that she was dead?"

After this teaser, I am just as afraid as Beau.

Beau Is Afraid hits theaters April 21.

A woman with short brown hair in a striped sweater.
Belen Edwards
Entertainment Reporter

Belen Edwards is an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. She covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, animation, and more nerdy goodness.


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