Bugonia / open-air film in Park Vande Walle

“Lanthimos holds up a mirror to us with 'Bugonia'. But one wrapped in a crazy film that keeps you on the edge of your cinema seat from the first to the last minute.” vrt Teddy and Don are cousins and beekeepers. They consider the cold CEO Michelle Fuller partly responsible for the massive bee die-off in the world. With the kidnapping of Michelle, Teddy and Don hope to force a negotiation with the mothership of the alleged alien. But then Michelle starts playing her own psychological games. Surrealism, sharp humor, nihilism, political activism, ... Yorgos Lanthimos his films are never to be read in one way and are always a crazy party. In 'Bugonia', it is no different. Even with Hollywood budgets, the figurehead of the Greek weird wave just keeps doing what he wants. And that is appreciated. The film was received with rave enthusiasm at the Venice Film Festival. “'Bugonia' is Lanthimos pur sang: the Greek is well on his way to making weird mainstream once and for all.'' ★★★★ De Standaard