A satirical treat for those who love politics, zombies and monstrous brains.
During a G7 summit, seven world leaders — including Cate Blanchett as the Chancellor of Germany— get lost in a foggy forest while drafting a statement on an unnamed global crisis. Along the way, as tensions rise, they encounter undead bodies and a giant pulsating brain.
Rumours marks Guy Maddin’s return to feature films and a striking departure from his signature silent film style. Evoking the spirit of Luis Buñuel’s The Exterminating Angel and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, Maddin combines farce with supernatural horror to create a surrealist takedown of political class. Through the concept of complete decision paralysis in the face of a looming catastrophe, he pierces the bubble of pretense surrounding world politics, releasing some much-needed cathartic laughter. With a cast led by Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander and Charles Dance, Rumours uses grotesque humour to expose the absurdity of today's populist, navel-gazing political rhetoric.
