When a pair of conspiracy theorists kidnap a CEO they believe is an alien, neither zealots nor capitalists can escape the misanthropic aspersions of Lanthimos’ cosmic joke, as Bugonia spirals into an absurdist satire of power, paranoia, and humanity’s self-inflicted ruin.
Whatever affection Kinds of Kindness promises to explore can only be considered ‘kindness’ on its most depraved level, yet it nevertheless becomes a common goal across its three surreal fables, as Yorgos Lanthimos’ characters wander an absurdist purgatory where dignity is commonly traded for the abusive love of employers, spouses, and religious leaders.
