Overview

• Bugonia screened as a secret selection at Fantastic Fest ahead of a limited October 24 opening and a wide expansion on October 31, 2025.
• Early critics highlight a bleaker, paranoia-soaked tone and genre-bending satire that targets modern echo chambers and class tensions.
• Reviewers single out Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons for powerhouse turns in a tightly focused psychological duel.
• The film reimagines Jang Joon-hwan’s Save the Green Planet!, with Will Tracy writing and Yorgos Lanthimos directing.
• Some reactions fault the film’s pacing and message clarity, noting deliberate ambiguity that can feel thematically diffuse.