RUMORS
Canada, Germany, 2024, 104 min.
Director: Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson, Guy Maddin
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Rolando Ravello, Charles Dance, Alicia Vikander, Nikki Amuka-Bird
Original Language: English
What could be more absurd than the pomp of politics against the backdrop of the end of the world?
An apocalyptic comedy of the absurd, where power loses its mask and reason slips from underfoot.
At a lavish country estate in Germany, the leaders of the G7 gather – men and women entrusted with the future of the planet.
They have convened to compose a cautious joint statement on an undefined global crisis.
But first come the handshakes, the ceremonial banalities, the champagne – and, of course, the photogenic poses amid pastoral landscapes and the ruins of ancient empires. And naturally – the whispers, the intrigues… the rumours.
As night falls, strange, sinister, and utterly inexplicable things begin to happen.
The leaders find themselves deep in a shadowy forest – with no signal, no security, and no sense of what is real.
Suddenly, the seven most powerful people on Earth realize they are just as lost, helpless, and frightened as everyone else. Trying to return to the villa, they stray ever deeper into the woods. And just when it seems that the worst may already have passed – they see It…
Yes, it will be a very long and sleepless night.
But perhaps... it’s all just rumours?
"Rumours" is a strange, glimmering, surreal satire that explores how misinformation and control distort reality, dissolve trust, and leave even the powerful dangerously exposed.
Grotesque and defiantly inappropriate, the film is utterly unpredictable and brimming with visual surprises. It confounds, unsettles, provokes – and delights.
This is a film for those unafraid to lose their grip on reality – because perhaps reality was never there at all.
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