The Empire

Name: The Empire
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy
Released: March 7, 2025
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Anamaria Vartolomei, Anne Tardivon, Bernard Pruvost, Brandon Vlieghe, Camille Cottin

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: March 7, 2025 | Not Rated

Starring: Anamaria Vartolomei, Anne Tardivon, Bernard Pruvost, Brandon Vlieghe, Camille Cottin, Fabrice Luchini, Julien Manier, Lyna Khoudri, Marie Vasez, Philippe Jore

Summary: In a quiet and picturesque fishing village 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. In an attempt to restore their empires, two opposing forces from the depths of outer space, One and Zero, unleash anIn a quiet and picturesque fishing village 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. In an attempt to restore their empires, two opposing forces from the depths of outer space, One and Zero, unleash an apocalyptic conflict on Earth. Demons of the Zero forces covertly take over the village locals, possessing their bodies in order to establish pandemonium on earth. But at the same time, a new species of creature formed by the Ones is working for an alternative and beneficial evolution. While waiting for the final battle, the imperial legions struggle to win humanity over to their cause.… Expand

Director: Bruno Dumont

Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 110 min

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Richard Brody

Mar 11, 2025

Dumont doesn’t stint on the Lucas-like dialectics, and he works wonders with wryly blunt yet nonetheless spectacular effects-driven action scenes. But, most exquisitely, he delights in visions of earthly, natural majesty. Read full review

The Film Stage Rory O'Connor

Feb 24, 2024

Dumont’s space oddity might not always land on the right side of its jokes and provocations, but every now and then it takes the breath away. Read full review

Ethan Padgett

Mar 7, 2025

With its eclectic cast, unconventional visuals, and clever reimagining of mythological elements, Bruno Dumont’s film brings audiences on a peculiar adventure! Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Feb 24, 2024

Like his other recent films, this one isn’t easy to sit through, though it’s definitely original and, per custom, impeccably made. You can accuse Dumont of many things, including testing the viewer’s patience, but at least he hasn’t sold out yet and gone over to the dark side. Read full review

William Repass

Mar 4, 2025

Notable as it is for evoking a kind of cosmic banality, writer-director Bruno Dumont’s anti-space opera The Empire runs into same the pitfall as many parodies of its kind. Read full review

Jonathan Romney

Feb 24, 2024

It is hard to decide whether Dumont is treating his genre borrowings with belittling contempt, or getting a kick out of the possibilities offered; it seems safe to assume both. And while the overall weirdness has charm and shock effect, once you’ve got over the surprise of Dumont being this flippantly outre the pleasure wears thin. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Mar 6, 2025

This sci-fi twaddle, soothingly framed by rolling sand dunes and a slash of crystal coastline (dreamily photographed by David Chambille), eventually tests our patience. Read full review

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