Overview
- The film debuts in Germany on November 20 through LEONINE Studios following a festival run that included a contentious Cannes reception.
- Set in a fictional New Mexico town in spring 2020, the story centers on a sheriff and a mayor clashing over mask rules and a proposed AI data center.
- Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal lead an ensemble that includes Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Micheal Ward.
- At roughly 148 minutes, the movie blends neo‑Western, noir, black comedy and political horror elements.
- Reviews highlight its ambition and star power while faulting it as overlong and overstuffed, with several praising its focus on social‑media‑driven radicalization, QAnon currents and Black Lives Matter–era tensions.