En route to the annual G7 summit, the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest liberal democracies get lost in the woods and face increasing peril while attempting to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis.
Acting
Blanchett's German chancellor is unhinged perfection.
Direction
Maddin & Johnsons weaponize camp like it's 1927.
Writing
The provisional statement becomes absurdist poetry.
Director
Guy Maddin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maddin filmed this during an actual G7 summit in Canada, reportedly rewriting scenes daily based on real political meltdowns.
The fictional 'provisional statement' format mirrors real G7 communiqués—deliberately vague documents designed to mask disagreement. The film treats this bureaucratic language as its own horror.
CA
