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The End (2024)

The End poster
Directed by
Joshua Oppenheimer
Genre
science fiction film, musical film, post-apocalyptic film, drama film
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy
Runtime
2h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 81 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy family lives in an underground bunker after a global environmental disaster. Their routines and relationships are disrupted when a stranger arrives.

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What happens

The End is a 2024 apocalyptic musical film directed and co-written by Joshua Oppenheimer. Produced by Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge Sørensen, and star Tilda Swinton, the film also features George MacKay, Moses Ingram, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny, Lennie James, and Michael Shannon. The story follows a wealthy family living in an underground bunker, after a global environmental disaster leaves Earth inhospitable, whose dynamics alter following the arrival of a survivor. The End premiered at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on 31 August 2024. It was released by Neon in the United States on 6 December 2024. The film received a mixed reception from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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