Bugonia
In short, if you’re a fan of Lanthimos, this does not disappoint, run to the theaters.
It is funny. It definitely has disturbing moments(who would’ve have expected that!) and it has some TRULY unexpected moments. The acting is amazing.
The ending is expected of course, like of course it would be the most surreal out there ending possible. And it’s really good. It’d definitely be even better if he was allowed to film scenes at the acropolis too as originally intended.
And beyond all the disturbing moments and black comedy, the characters are morally complex and who you have empathy for will change throughout.
I liked how the movie also focuses on the damaged psyche of Don and Teddy and in that way humanises them. Don is portrayed as someone with autistic traits who has no one else in life but his cousin but also doubts his cousin’s conspiracy theories and is facing a moral conflict inside him because he disagrees with Teddy’s actions, all things that ultimately lead him to that unexpected decision. And Teddy is also humanised by the movie, as we see he’s traumatized from what happened to his mother and it’s also implied he was abused as a child by the cop who used to babysit him.
Side note: petition for Lanthimos to hire more autistic actors to play important roles in next movies asap