BUGONIA
Nominations European Director 2026
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35s
United Kingdom, United States, South Korea
Fiction
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.
Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos
Written by: Will Tracy
Produced by: Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee, Jerry Kyoungboum Ko
Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Editing: Yorgos Mavropsaridis
Production Design: James Price
Costume Design: Jennifer Johnson
Make-Up & Hair: Torsten Witte
Original Score: Jerskin Fendrix
Sound: Johnnie Burn
Visual Effects: Adam Azmy
Casting: Jennifer Venditti
Cast: Jesse Plemons (Teddy), Emma Stone (Michelle), Aidan Delbis (Don), Alicia Silverstone (Sandy), Stavros Halkias (Casey)
Production:
Element Pictures; Square Peg; CJ ENM
https://elementpictures.ie/ https://www.cjenm.com/en/
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