Ari Ester, Jokin Phoenix and Lars Noodson participate in the ‘Edgington’ Red Carpet at the 78th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais Des Festival in Cannes, France on May 16, 2025. , Photo Credit: Getty Images
Eri Ester’s Covid-era Western EdingtonAround 2020 US quickly lost its mind for the principles of conspiracy, tiktok and political extremism, premiered for mixed reception at Cannes Film Festival.
EdingtonA muded starring Joquin Phoenix, as a mistake-prone sheriff, who runs for the mayor in a fictional New Mexico city, was one of the most fever-awaited American films in Cannes. It marks for the first time in the competition at the French Festival for Ester, acclaimed director Hereditary, Midsomor And Bey fear,
It is also his most politically ambitious film with a long shot. EdingtonWhich will be released in July, takes a dip in the United States epidemic psyche, plotting a small town quarrel, which cheers to incorporate nationwide incidents including mask mandate, death of George Floid, and right-left divisions.
As a US picture in microkom, this is hardly more peaceful matter MidsomorWhen the cross (Phoenix) tires of the city’s mayor (Pedro Pascal) masked ordinances decides to oppose them in the upcoming election. Other pressure on the cross (Emma Stone plays his shut-in wife, who has a history with the mayor) slowly grows, driving Edington To a real and bloody explosion.
In Ester’s dark satire, both Maga Republican and Elitest Democrats are diagonally diagonally, but the new, inauspicious data center outside the city suggests a general social poison in the Internet.
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EdingtonAn estimated, proved divisive in the ear. Some critics saw it as an accurate accurate film about contemporary America, while others called it a tedious and free rumor.
Especially after the enthusiastic stranding ovation, Ester herself felt for both proud and forgiveness what he coined.
“I don’t know what to say. I don’t know what you think,” he said smiling. Ester said: “I don’t know, forgive?”
Published – May 17, 2025 12:36 pm IST
