Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons star in Bugonia, a surreal, pitch-black satire about paranoia, power and the human urge to make sense of chaos.
Film details
- Premiere date: 30 October 2025
- Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
- Runtime: 119 minutes
- Language & subtitles: English with Dutch subtitles
- Age rating: 16+
- Showing at: Cinerama, KINO, LantarenVenster
What’s the vibe?
Delightfully unsettling. Bugonia blends Lanthimos’ trademark deadpan humour with sci-fi and psychological horror. It’s a claustrophobic hostage story that turns into a philosophical debate about fear and delusion — both hilarious and horrifying.
Trailer
Check out the trailer below.
Why you might like it
- For the eyes: Stark, geometric visuals and colour palettes reminiscent of The Favourite.
- For the heart: Plemons’ tragic sincerity collides beautifully with Stone’s cold intellect.
- For the mind: A bizarre exploration of conspiracy thinking and how fragile truth can be.
Critical reception
Critics are calling Bugonia “Lanthi-mos at his most unhinged.” Early reviews highlight its sharp blend of humour, tension and surrealism. Emma Stone continues her creative partnership with the director after Poor Things, while Jesse Plemons’ performance has been described as “a masterclass in nervous breakdowns.”
Scene to watch for
The interrogation scene where Stone’s CEO calmly debates her captors about morality — equal parts terrifying and hilarious.
Recommended pairing
Watch with a group of friends who love to argue about meaning. Afterwards, discuss whether you think she really was an alien.
Need-to-knows
Bugonia is a loose remake of the 2003 South Korean cult film Save the Green Planet! It channels that story’s anarchic energy into a distinctly Lanthimos world — where rationality breaks down and everyone might be right, or wrong, at the same time.
