TotheoutsideworldJoanneisjustabook-storeowner,buttheConspiracyknowsdifferent.She'sdangerous.She'sabellwether:aquietleaderwhoiswellonherwaytobeingherwholeself.Whentheykidnaphertobreakhertomakeherconform,theydiscoverthatJoanneissomethingsomuchmorethanevensheeverknew.Joanneisafeminist,one-room,one-characterelevatedgenrethriller.Itisamodernriteofpassagestorywhichmostwomenhavetogothroughtobecomeawholehumanbeing:Howdoesonebeoneselfinthefaceofmassivemisogynyandhatred(bothovertandinstitutionalized).Itisalsotheworld'sfirstone-personfilm(amoviewithonlyoneon-screencharacter)thatfeaturesawoman.