This exact process is the driving force behind Jessica Hausner's "Club Zero", in which a mperson teaching about conscious, mindful eating finds room for manipulation among young, receptive minds. Mrs. Novak (the excellent Mia Wasikowska) comes to a private school and conducts classes on conscious eating. Students who trust her implicitly begin further bold experiments that move further and further away from safe, healthy, pro- ecological practices such as "mindful eating".

Hausner stretches her film between a funny and razor-sharp satire and a shocking thriller. She weaves a tale about a faltering education system, selfish parents, and eventually the jaded and detached upper social class, at times reminiscent of a crazy spin-off of “Triangle of Sadness’. “Club Zero” also speaks about the art of manipulation and the need to belong to a community at any cost. True to Hausner's style, the film is formally refined, with every frame perfectly composed, and a precise selection of colors evident in every scene. One of the most talked-about films at the recent Cannes Film Festival, „Club Zero” is a bold and distinctive film by Jessica Hausner, the director of „Lourdes” and „Little Joe”.