Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
When a grieving man seeks answers after losing his mother to a corporate clinical trial, he becomes entangled in a world of power, manipulation, and dehumanization. What unfolds is a disturbing reflection of how the elite operate above the rest of us, almost as if they belong to another species entirely.
Dark, sad, sadistic, twisted, and hilarious. It makes you sick to your stomach about human existence in 2025 and how disconnected we’ve become from empathy and accountability.
Very Yorgos. It’s packed with that dry, unsettling humor and a hopeless look at how we continue to consume ourselves as a species. Weird but surprisingly approachable for a Lanthimos film.
Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone deliver knockout performances. Plemons captures the quiet ache of loss and obsession, while Stone embodies the cold, alien detachment of corporate power with unnerving precision. Together, they turn a social satire into something profoundly human and horrifying.
At its core, the film is about classism and the moral void that grows between those who make decisions and those who suffer their consequences. The executives in “Bugonia” don’t just feel inhuman—they are portrayed as another being altogether. Yorgos uses that metaphor to terrifying effect, blurring the line between human and alien until it’s impossible to tell the difference.
It’s violent, grotesque, and haunting, filled with images that linger long after the credits roll. Yet beneath the chaos is purpose. It forces you to confront how easily humanity can be stripped away in pursuit of profit, and how familiar that already feels.
Technically, it’s stunning. Every frame feels deliberate, like a painting meant to disturb. The film looks immaculate, but the ugliness comes from us — and that’s precisely the point.
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