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May 12, 2016 the lobster is a love story for the unloved. A love story set in the near future where single people, according to the rules of the city, are arrested and transferred to the hotel. The petty laments of yorgos lanthimoss the lobster the. In the dystopian near future, single people are given 45 days to find love, or are otherwise turned into an animal and released into the woods. After several misadventures in romance, he decides to make a daring escape and. May 23, 2016 lanthimoss new film, the lobster, by contrast, is eligible for my personal goldenturkey statue.