Jupiter

A taut, claustrophobic pressure-cooker of a film, all hushed voices and looming catastrophe in a bunker.

Directed by

Alexandre Smia

Genres

Drama, Thriller

Starring

Denis Ménochet, Ella Rumpf, Céline Sallette

Overview

Freshly elected, President Paul Archambault must face an unprecedented crisis: his Russian counterpart, the target of an attack, brandishes a nuclear ultimatum threatening an ally of France. Faced with the risk of military escalation, the president gathers his staff in the bunker of the Elysée. In the secrecy of the command post Jupiter, Paul will have to make a dizzying decision.

How it feels

Tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Politics, power, war, fate

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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