When you see the name Jean-Pierre Jeunet attached to a film, you know that the feature isn’t going to…normal. The filmmaker has made a name for himself creating beautiful films that don’t always play by the typical rules and conventions. And that’s clearly the case with his new film, the Netflix feature, “Bigbug.”
As seen in the teaser for “Bigbug,” the film is a sci-fi comedy where Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, in all aspects of human life. But these AI helpers decide to rebel in a quiet residential area, which leads to all sorts of hilarity and silliness.
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The new film features a cast that includes Elsa Zylberstein, Isabelle Nanty, Stéphane De Groodt, Claude Perron, Youssef Hajdi, Claire Chust, François Levantal, Alban Lenoir, André Dussollier, Marysole Fertard, and Hélie Thonnat. “Bigbug” comes from director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, who co-wrote the film alongside Guillame Laurent. As mentioned, Jeunet is one of the most unique filmmakers working today, with previous projects such as “Amelie,” “Delicatessen,” and “The City of Lost Children.” The filmmaker’s most recent film where he served as writer-director is 2013’s “The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet.”
“Bigbug” arrives on Netflix on February 11, 2022. You can watch the teaser below.
Here’s the synopsis:
In 2050, artificial intelligence is everywhere. So much so that humanity relies on it to satisfy its every need and every desire – even the most secret and wicked… In a quiet residential area, four domestic robots suddenly decide to take their masters hostage in their own home. Locked together, a not-quite-so-blended family, an intrusive neighbour and her enterprising sex-robot are now forced to put up with each other in an increasingly hysterical atmosphere! While, outside, the Yonyx, the latest generation of androids, are trying to take over. As the threat draws closer, the humans look elsewhere, get jealous, and rip into each other under the bewildered eyes of their indoor robots. Maybe it’s the robots who’ve got a soul – or not!