A conspiracy theorist with a mission
In Bugonia, you follow a paranoid beekeeper who is convinced that a pharmaceutical company is endangering the world. He believes aliens want to destroy Earth and that the company is part of it. His solution: kidnap the director and force her to reveal the truth.
Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone in the lead roles
Director Yorgos Lanthimos reunites two familiar faces. Jesse Plemons plays the obsessive beekeeper, and Emma Stone plays the kidnapped pharmaceutical executive. Lanthimos is known for his idiosyncratic style and sharp eye for human behavior, previously evident in films like Poor Things and The Favourite .
Absurdism with a dark undertone
Bugonia combines dark humor with suspense. The film raises questions about mistrust, power, and the line between faith and madness. What begins as a bizarre kidnapping evolves into a story that makes you wonder how far someone will go for their beliefs.
