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Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia (2025) is an absurd dark comedy that reverses the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan. It is about two men who abduct the CEO of a large pharmaceutical company, sure that she is an alien who wants to kill the Earth.
In addition to Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone also appear in Bugonia, and is a co-production of three countries: Ireland, South Korea, and the United States.
The music in Bugonia is instrumental in creating the mood of the movie, mirroring the theme of the story, which is the crazy combination of paranoia and absurdity. Lanthimos directed the movie, which was shown for the first time in the main competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2025.
What is the soundtrack of Bugonia (2025)?
1) Good Luck, Babe by Chappell Roan - The song was written by Daniel Leonard Nigro, Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, and Justin Tranter. Island Records is the provider of the recording, and Universal Music Operations Limited is the licensor. The song is published by Sony Music Publishing and Old Mine Cut Publishing pub designee (BMI).
2) Basket Case by Green Day - The song was written by Mike Dirnt, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Tre Cool. W.C.M. Music Corp. (SESAC) and Green Daze Music (SESAC) are the publishers of the song.
3) Where Have All the Flowers Gone by Marlene Dietrich - The song was written by Pete Seeger, and Sanga Music Inc. is the publisher of the song. Electrola is the provider of the recording, and Universal Music Operations Limited is the licensor.
Original track list features
- Bees (4:45)
- Basement (5:25)
- Star Saliva / Industry (5:19)
- Resurrectionem (2:14)
- Phantom Resurrectionem (5:16)
- Grand Cycle (1:22)
- Tell Teddy I’m Sorry” (1:12)
- Grand Tango (1:48)
- Eclipse Reveille (3:32)
- Ambulance Exit (1:12)
- Spaceship (2:00)
- Saliva Antifreeze (3:08)
- History of Earth (5:31)
- CCD (9:47)
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What is Bugonia about and who stars in it?
Bugonia (2025) (Image Via Focus Features)The plot of Bugonia revolves around Michelle Fuller, the CEO of a pharmaceutical company called Auxolith. One day, she is kidnapped by Teddy Gatz, a conspiracy theorist, and his cousin Don.
Upon hearing that she is an alien from a species called the Andromedans, Teddy gives her only four days to prove her innocence or else he will carry out his plan during a lunar eclipse that he believes will be the time when aliens will invade Earth.
Gradually, the story is interspersed with reminders that Sandy, the mother of the lunatic, was left in a coma after taking one of the experimental drugs by Auxolith. Being anxious and grieving about the death of his mother, Teddy gets paranoid and ends up in a rather violent spiral of delusions and confrontations.
The movie features Emma Stone as Michelle Fuller, Jesse Plemons as Teddy Gatz, Aidan Delbis as Don, Stavros Halkias as Casey, and Alicia Silverstone as Sandy Gatz. In addition, the actress is also a producer of the film.
In response to Ted's growing obsession, the story loses the distinction between reality and madness, which is evident in the last scene that unveils Michelle as an Andromedan empress.
Bugonia had its first public screening at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2025, and was then shown for a short time in the theatres of the United States on October 24.
Universal Pictures was in charge of the film's distribution around the world, while CJ ENM took care of its release in South Korea. The film was also available in some theaters on 35 mm alongside digital versions if viewers preferred that kind of screening.
The movie had a wide release on October 31, 2025.
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