Smoking Causes Coughing

A deadpan, gleefully silly romp through gory vignettes and bickering superheroes, funny and strange in equal measure.

Directed by

Quentin Dupieux

Genres

Comedy, Fantasy, Science fiction

Starring

Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Lacoste, Anaïs Demoustier

Overview

After a devastating battle against a diabolical turtle, a team of five avengers — known as the "Tobacco Force" — is sent on a mandatory retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion, where they share scary stories the film depicts. Their storytelling sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth.

How it feels

Absurd, satirical, campy and dark. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Found family, obsession, death, betrayal

Content

Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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