London – Ciné Lumière
December 8, 2024 @ 17:40
Bruno Dumont's first take on Sci-fi sees a quiet fishing village face an interstellar threat.
Winner of the Jury Prize at this year’s Berlinale, Empire is Bruno Dumont’s first foray into science-fiction. In a quiet and picturesque fishing village on the Opal Coast in Northern France, 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.
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