This film is a reimagining of South Korean director Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 movie Save the Green Planet. Bugonia focuses on Teddy (Jesse Plemons), a beekeeper immersed in conspiracy theories, employed at a large pharmaceutical corporation managed by Michelle (Emma Stone). Among the numerous employees working tirelessly for a fraction of Michelle’s earnings, Teddy finds striking similarities between his life and that of bees devoted to serving their queen.

Teddy is aware that, much like the drones in a beehive, he is of little significance in the bigger picture of Michelle’s corporate strategies as a CEO. His growing frustration and distorted beliefs about an extraterrestrial threat lead him to suspect that Michelle is not truly human. This belief prompts him to concoct a plan to abduct his boss with the pretext of rescuing the world.

Though the trailer skews a little whimsical, it’s fairly clear that Lanthimos and writer Will Tracy are telling a dark story about people pushed to the edge by economic inequality. The movie also seems like it’s going to touch on how people not having proper access to quality mental health care is a very real societal problem, which is probably going to make Bugonia feel timely as hell when the film hits limited theaters on October 24th before its wide release on October 31st.