TotheoutsideworldJoanneisjustabook-storeowner,buttheConspiracyknowsdifferent.She'sdangerous.She'sabellwetheraquietleaderwhoiswellonherwaytobeingherwholeself.Whentheykidnaphertobreakhertomakeherconform,theydiscoverthatJoanneissomethingsomuchmorethanevensheeverknew.Joanneisafeminist,one-room,one-characterelevatedgenrethriller.ItisamodernriteofpassagestorywhichmostwomenhavetogothroughtobecomeawholehumanbeingHowdoesonebeoneselfinthefaceofmassivemisogynyandhatred(bothovertandinstitutionalized).Itisalsotheworld'sfirstone-personfilm(amoviewithonlyoneon-screencharacter)thatfeaturesawoman.