Synopsis : 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. On the one hand, The Empire plays like a Star Wars spoof, and on the other is a natural extension of Dumont’s transcendent style, spiked with crude sexuality and freak-show mysticism à la Twin Peaks.
Festival History : Berlin International Film Festival 2024
Awards : Winner: Jury Prize, Berlin International Film Festival 2024
Director :
Bruno Dumont
Producer :
Jean Bréhat, Bertrand Faivre
Screenplay :
Bruno Dumont
DOP :
David Chambille
Editor :
Bruno Dumont, Desideria Rayner
Cast :
Lyna Khoudri, Anamaria Vartolomei, Camille Cottin, Fabrice Luchini, Brandon Vlieghe, Julien Manier
One of France's most important filmmakers, Bruno Dumont directed his debut feature film Life of Jesus in 1997, which was selected for the Director’s Fortnight at Cannes. His feature films Humanity and Flanders both won the Grand Prize of the Jury at Cannes, while Slack Bay and, more recently, the satire France, starring Lea Seydoux as a famous journalist, also screened in competition at the festival.