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Bugonia
A darkly comedic sci-fi thriller suffocating in paranoid dread, where human cruelty and corporate power collisionally mirror a dying beehive trapped inside a sterile, subterranean chamber of decaying truth.
Bugonia
Bugonia

"Of all the abductions, this one is different."

23 October 2025 Ireland 119 min 7.3 (2,205)

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone

Thriller Comedy Science Fiction Corporate Exploitation vs. Class Resentment Paranoia, Radicalization, and Post-Truth Culture Ecological Collapse and Environmental Reckoning The Illusions of Control and Manipulation Human Cruelty and Moral Decay
Budget: $55,000,000
Box Office: $43,500,000

Bugonia — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Teddy Gatz

Jesse Plemons

Archetype: Delusional Antihero / Tragic Zealot Key Trait: Unwavering, manic conviction fueled by unresolved trauma.

Motivation

To avenge his mother and force the "aliens" to stop destroying Earth and honeybees.

Character Arc

Evolves from a grieving beekeeper taking extreme action into a frantic martyr consumed by his conspiracy crusade.

Michelle Fuller

Emma Stone

Archetype: Ruthless Corporate Executive / Extraterrestrial Empress Key Trait: Sharp, unyielding composure under extreme duress.

Motivation

To survive her captivity and evaluate human nature.

Character Arc

Shifts from a calculating captive manipulating her captors into a cold cosmic judge who ultimately decides humanity's fate.

Don

Aidan Delbis

Archetype: Reluctant Accomplice / Innocent Conscience Key Trait: Neurodivergent vulnerability trapped in a toxic environment.

Motivation

Loyalty to his cousin Teddy and a desire for connection.

Character Arc

Transitions from Teddy's impressionable helper into a guilt-ridden soul broken by the torture of Michelle.

Sheriff Casey Boyd

Stavros Halkias

Archetype: Ineffective / Flawed Law Enforcement Key Trait: Bumbling, morally compromised incompetence.

Motivation

To conduct his investigation while navigating local personal relationships.

Character Arc

Arrives as local authority investigating Michelle's disappearance, but his awkward past ties with Teddy lead to his murder.

Sandy Gatz

Alicia Silverstone

Archetype: Tragic Victim / Catalyst Key Trait: Tragic helplessness symbolizing corporate collateral damage.

Motivation

Maternal devotion prior to her medical incapacitation.

Character Arc

Shown in stylized black-and-white flashbacks as a caring mother reduced to a comatose state by Auxolith's drug trials.

Cast

Emma Stone as Michelle
Jesse Plemons as Teddy
Aidan Delbis as Don
Stavros Halkias as Casey
Alicia Silverstone as Sandy
J. Carmen Galindez Barrera as Ricky / Security Guard
Marc T. Lewis as Tony
Vanessa Eng as Corey
Cedric Dumornay as Chris
Momma Cherri as Tina
Fredricka Whitfield as Fredricka Whitfield
Rafael Lopez Bravo as Carlos
Yaisa as EMT
Teneise Mitchell Ellis as Detective
Roger Carvalho as Young Detective

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