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Bugonia

Comedy

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

From visionary director Yorgos Lanthimos comes “Bugonia,” an explosive psychological thriller that offers a pitch-black comic window into our modern age of madness.

Provocative and subversive, the film follows two conspiracy obsessed young men as they burst out of their online rabbit holes and kidnap Michelle, a high-powered CEO they believe to be an alien who has come to destroy us.

After the pair chain her in a basement and come face-to-face with the enemy, the two sides — the tinfoil-hat basement dwellers and the steely, soulless corporate executive — soon find themselves pitched in a battle as viscerally unpredictable as it is unexpectedly moving.

Anchored by powerhouse performances from Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone and newcomer Aidan Delbis, along with a devilishly sharp script from Will Tracy, Lanthimos constructs an audaciously original portrait of what it means to laugh, cry, and recoil in the fate of humanity.

 

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Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos

Screenplay by: Will Tracy

Based on: Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan

Produced by: Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee

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

Dates 

17 November 2025

Times 

7pm

Duration
2 hours

Interval
None

Prices 

Adult
$17.00

Concession
$14.00

Araluen Member
$14.00

Araluen Concession Member 
$11.00

Genre 

Comedy

Location 

Extra information 

Ticketing Policy

Online ticketing is available up until one hour prior to the performance.  
For ticket purchases after this time, please visit the Araluen Box Office or call us on (08) 8951 1122.

Accessibility

wheelchair  

Rating

MA 15+

Booking Fee

For this event, a one-off service fee of $2.50 per transaction applies on all purchases online. All ticket prices include GST.