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‘Bugonia’: Read The Screenplay For Yorgos Lanthimos’ Film In Which A Conspiracy Theorist Holds Humanity’s Fate Hostage
- Deadline notes Bugonia premiered at Venice and is up for Gotham Awards, signaling early awards-season momentum.
- The screenplay follows Teddy and Don, two conspiracy-obsessed cousins who kidnap a CEO over existential fears.
- The film uses ethical opacity to comment on how systemic forces shape individual actions and moral choices.
- Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, and Aidan Delbis headline the cast in a story about personal trauma and systemic exploitation.
- The Read the Screenplay series at Deadline spotlights scripts behind awards-season talk, including Bugonia's read-through.
- The narrative centers on Teddy’s motive: his mother’s coma from a clinical trial, driving revenge and questioning power.
- The film is an English-language adaptation of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet!, recontextualized for Lanthimos' style.
- The movie explores themes of misinformation, class warfare, and moral ambiguity within late-stage capitalism.
- Deadline positions Bugonia as part of the awards-season dialogue, with ongoing coverage of related scripts and interviews.
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