Synopsis : Best known for his groundbreaking documentary, The Act of Killing (2012), Joshua Oppenheimer makes his fiction feature debut with The End, a story about what seems to be the last remaining human family on earth, as they hide in an ornate bunker built deep inside a salt mine after environmental collapse has destroyed society. George MacKay, born in this bunker, has only heard stories of the outside world. He spends his days working on a dubious book with his father, a former energy tycoon, while his mother frets over the upkeep of the many priceless paintings and artworks adorning their walls. It’s the semblance of a normal (albeit affluent) life. But when a woman from the outside arrives at their doorstep seeking refuge, the family’s delicate dynamic begins to crumble.
Festival History : Toronto International Film Festival 2024, San Sebastián International Film Festival 2024
Director :
Joshua Oppenheimer
Producer :
Signe Byrge Sørensen, Joshua Oppenheimer, Tilda Swinton, Viola Fügen, Conor Barry, Flaminio Zadra, Tracy O’Riordan, Ann Lundberg
Screenplay :
Rasmus Heisterberg, Joshua Oppenheimer
DOP :
Mikhail Krichman
Editor :
Niels Pagh Andersen
Cast :
Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Moses Ingram, Michael Shannon
Joshua Oppenheimer is an American filmmaker who works in both documentary and fiction. He holds a B.A. from Harvard and a Ph.D. from Central St. Martins College of Arts and Design in London. His directorial credits include the “pseudo-documentary” The Entire History of the Louisiana Purchase (98) and the documentaries The Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014).