Pruning Privilege: Karim Aïnouz's Dark Satire on Wealth and Patriarchy
Karim Aïnouz’s Rosebush Pruning centers a lavish, dysfunctional family in a single Spanish villa to roast privilege, patriarchy, and wealth through dark humor and satirical edges. Drawing on 1960s cinema like Fists in the Pocket and Teorema, the film assembles a star-studded ensemble (Callum Turner, Jamie Bell, Riley Keough, Elle Fanning, Pamela Anderson) for a contemporary, provocative critique that blends dread with wit while aiming to break the cycle of wealth-driven power. Filmed on location in Spain and developed during the pandemic, it’s pitched as a fearless, entertaining autopsy of the super-rich.
