Bugonia, the new film by Yorgos Lanthimos, follows two young men obsessed with conspiracy theories who kidnap the CEO of a major company, convinced she’s an alien. Stick around after the screening for a drinks reception and a chance to debate and dissect the film with other film lovers.

Drinks at the reception are at your own expense.

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One might be surprised that Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest is a remake – adapted from the 2003 Korean film Save The Green Planet! – the film manages to be both prime Lanthimos and his most pointed examination of contemporary society. An obsessive conspiracy theorist and his cousin kidnap a slick, rich pharma executive (Emma Stone), insisting that she admit to being part of an alien species that’s been conducting experiments on humans. What unfolds is a battle of competing mythologies, as the pandering corporate executive and the wild-eyed, did-my-own-research lunatic go at it in extended sequences full of subtly shifting power dynamics.

Bugonia is Lanthimos’s most claustrophobic film, and perhaps the one most grounded in today’s realities. And it all concludes (no spoilers) with a series of shots that send the film spinning in a heartbreaking new direction. (source: Telluride Film Festival)

Before this film, the Ultrakort short Stick With Me will be shown.