The Empire
Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, 2024, 110 minutes, Color, French; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2024 Berlin Film Festival; Silver Bear for Jury Prize
Director: Bruno Dumont
Screenplay: Bruno Dumont
Cinematography: David Chambille
Editing: Bruno Dumont, Desideria Rayner
Producer: Jean Bréhat, Bertrand Faivre, Rachid Bouchareb, Muriel Merlin, Matteo Rovere
Production: Tessalit Productions
Cast: Brandon Vlieghe, Lyna Khoudri, Anamaria Vartolomei, Camille Cottin, Fabrice Luchini, Bernard Pruvost
The Opal Coast, northern France. In a quiet and picturesque fishing village, something finally happens: a special baby is born. A child so unique and peculiar that it unleashes a secret war between extraterrestrial forces of good and evil. In his own unique style, the film explores the inevitable porosity of Good and Evil and playfully evoking space epics.