Project Detail

Bugonia

Synopsis

Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2025
Official Selection San Sebastián International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

Details

Type of film: Features
Running time: 120 min
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer: Ari Aster, Ed Guiney, Lars Knudsen, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko, Khan Kwon, Yorgos Lanthimos, Miky Lee, Andrew Lowe, Emma Stone
Executive Producer: Mark Byrne, Jang Joon-hwan, HanDae Rhee, Yoon Sang-Hyun, Seb Shorr, Christian Vesper
Editor: Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Screenwriter: Will Tracy (screenplay), Jang Joon-hwan (original screenplay)
Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan
Production Designer: James Price
Composer: Jerskin Fendrix
Principal cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone

Genre

Comedy Crime / Mystery Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ireland, UK, Canada, South Korea, US co-production

An Element Pictures (IE, UK), Square Peg (US), CJ ENM (KR), Pith Quest Films (CA), Fruit Tree (US) production - Presented by Focus Features (US), Fremantle (CA)

Element Pictures

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Focus Features

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