‘Bugonia’ is another success from Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone

Yorgos Lanthimos' Latest Success: Bugonia

With standout performances, the film presents a conspiracy motivated by corporations and class differences.

Yorgos Lanthimos' film, Bugonia, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, is a satirical dark comedy that examines power, belief, trauma and the link between all three.

Based on the Korean science fiction horror thriller, Save the Green Planet!, Lanthimos' movie feels extremely well-timed, shining a spotlight on a society where conspiracy supplants truth and corporations consume the people they claim to serve.

The film follows Plemons' character, Teddy, a man tormented by personal trauma and delusion who becomes convinced Stone's high-powered CEO Michelle is an alien infiltrating humanity for nefarious purposes.

Author's summary: Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia is a thought-provoking film.

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