
Inspired by the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! and reimagined by Will Tracy (who also wrote The Menu), Bugonia offers a modern take on the original story, exploring themes of politics, society, and what it means to exist. William Plemons delivers a compelling performance as Teddy, a beekeeper living in the countryside whose beliefs have become extreme after his mother (Alicia Silverstone) slipped into a coma—possibly due to a dangerous pesticide used by the pharmaceutical company Auxolith, where she participated in a drug trial. Convinced the CEO of Auxolith, Michelle Fuller (Stone), is actually an alien trying to destroy Earth, Teddy recruits his easily influenced cousin, Don (Aidan Delbis, a standout newcomer), to help him kidnap her.