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The Empire

2024 · 110 min

A deadpan, cosmic joke that mixes small-town life with absurd interstellar conflict, demanding patience but rewarding with strange, satirical imagery.

Directed by
Bruno Dumont
Genres
Science fiction, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Lyna Khoudri, Anamaria Vartolomei, Camille Cottin
Tagline
Cosmic convergence.
Overview
In a quiet fishing village on northern France's Opal Coast, the birth of a peculiar child sparks a hidden war between extraterrestrial forces of good and evil.

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Directed by
Bruno Dumont
Genres
Science fiction, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Lyna Khoudri, Anamaria Vartolomei, Camille Cottin
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • faith
  • identity
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour7
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
science fiction, comedy, drama
Directed by
Bruno Dumont
Written by
Bruno Dumont
Starring
Lyna Khoudri, Anamaria Vartolomei, Camille Cottin, Fabrice Luchini, Brandon Vlieghe, Julien Manier, Bernard Pruvost, Philippe Jore
Cinematography
David Chambille
Runtime
110 min
Country
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal
Languages
French

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