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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 — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

It's like sex. But cleaner. And nobody gets hurt.
— Teddy Gatz

Context

Opening voiceover where Teddy describes bee pollination.

Meaning

Establishes his idealization of nature versus his discomfort with human interaction.

99.9% of what's called activism is really personal exhibitionism.
— Teddy Gatz

Context

Said to Michelle during a basement interrogation.

Meaning

Captures Teddy's cynical view of modern activism and his belief that his radical kidnapping is uniquely justified.

We need dialogue. We are reasonable people.
— Michelle Fuller

Context

Spoken repeatedly while chained in the basement.

Meaning

Highlights her attempt to use corporate negotiation tactics to control an unhinged situation.

We are not steering the ship — they are.
— Teddy Gatz

Context

Spoken to Don when planning the abduction.

Meaning

Encapsulates both class-based resentment against oligarchical power and his alien conspiracy theory.

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