Bugonia
A surreal dark-comedy sci-fi from Yorgos Lanthimos in which two conspiracy-obsessed men kidnap a CEO they believe is an alien. Violence is graphic and recurring, a shotgun suicide is depicted with heavy blood spatter, language is frequent and very strong, and the film carries an R rating.
Sexual violenceExplicit sexual contentSelf-harm & suicideHarm to childrenHarm to animalsMedical traumaGraphic violence & goreAbuse & manipulationSubstance abuseFlashing lights
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The film opens with a stylized sequence establishing the kidnappers' rituals, including on-screen chemical self-castration.
Two masked men forcibly abduct a woman in her home using injected sedative; she fights back before being overpowered.
The captive wakes shaved, bound hand and foot, and is subjected to electrocution torture.