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Starring: Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Moses Ingram...
The End is a post-apocalyptic musical by Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing)
Twenty-five years after an ecological collapse that has rendered the Earth uninhabitable, a family in a palatial bunker desperately clings to the illusion of normality. The former ballerina mother, the former oil magnate father, their precocious son and a handful of chosen companions lead a life of apparent light-heartedness.
But when a young woman with a past of her own and an outspoken world view suddenly appears and turns their ideal world upside down, the group's naive optimism begins to crumble. Repressed emotions force their way to the surface, and when a relationship develops between the outsider and her son, it becomes clear that change is inevitable.
"A mixture of domestic drama, apocalyptic fable and old-fashioned (and unironic) Hollywood musical, The End is an audacious and frequently enrapturing experience, with superb performances at its emotional heart."
Screen International
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