Yorgos Lanthimos Defends Bugonia's Strange Ending

Yorgos Lanthimos Defends Bugonia's Strange Ending

Yorgos Lanthimos, the Greek filmmaker, is known for his unconventional movies, and his latest film, Bugonia, is no exception.

This article contains spoilers for Bugonia. The film's ending has left audiences with a lasting question:

“What the heck just happened?”

Lanthimos notes that the response to the film's ending has been divisive, with some people finding it

“really dark and bleak”
, while others see it as
“very hopeful”
, as
“in a sense you don’t take it literally”
.

Author's summary: Lanthimos defends Bugonia's ending as intentionally vague.

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