Bugonia Review
Emma Stone stars as a CEO who is kidnapped and accused of being an alien in Lanthimos’s dark and schlocky class-warfare thriller.
The film is an adaptation of a 2003 Korean movie by Jang Joon-hwan, which gained a cult following for its unique blend of comedy, science fiction, thriller, and horror elements.
Yorgos Lanthimos’s version, written by Will Tracy, reimagines the story as an absurdist class-warfare parable set in the contemporary United States, amplifying its dystopian aspects.
- The underclass is represented by Teddy (Jesse Plemons), a conspiracy theorist who kidnaps Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone), CEO of Auxolith, a powerful pharmaceutical company.
- Teddy is aided by his neurodivergent cousin Don (Aidan Delbis) in this mission.
The film is set in Fayette County, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, and features a company with all the signifiers of Silicon Valley.
Author's summary: Dark class-warfare thriller with Emma Stone.
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