The End (2024 film)

Film by Joshua Oppenheimer

Not to be confused with To the End (2024 film).

The End

US theatrical release poster

Directed by| Joshua Oppenheimer
Screenplay by|

* Joshua Oppenheimer
* Rasmus Heisterberg

Produced by|

* Joshua Oppenheimer
* Tilda Swinton
* Signe Byrge Sørensen

Starring|

* Tilda Swinton
* George MacKay
* Moses Ingram
* Bronagh Gallagher
* Tim McInnerny
* Lennie James
* Michael Shannon

Cinematography| Mikhail Krichman
Edited by| Niels Pagh Andersen
Music by|

* Joshua Schmidt
* Marius de Vries

Production
companies

* The Match Factory/Mubi
* Final Cut for Real
* The End MFP
* Wild Atlantic Pictures
* Dorje Film
* Moonspun Films
* Anagram

Distributed by|

* Scandinavian Film Distribution (Denmark and Sweden)
* Mubi (United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Austria)

Release date

* 31 August 2024 (2024-08-31) (Telluride)

Running time

| 148 minutes
Countries|

* Denmark
* Germany
* Ireland
* Italy
* United Kingdom
* Sweden[1]

Language| English

The End is a 2024 apocalyptic musical film directed and co-written by Joshua Oppenheimer. Produced by Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge Sørensen, and Tilda Swinton, the film stars Swinton alongside George MacKay, Moses Ingram, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny, Lennie James, and Michael Shannon.

The film premiered at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on 31 August 2024. It will be released by Neon in the United States on 6 December 2024.

## Premise

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A wealthy family lives in an underground bunker two decades after the end of the world, which they directly contributed to.

## Cast

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* Tilda Swinton as Mother
* Michael Shannon as Father
* George MacKay as Son
* Moses Ingram as Girl
* Bronagh Gallagher as Friend
* Tim McInnerny as Butler
* Lennie James as Doctor
* Danielle Ryan as Mary

## Production

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It was announced in October 2021 that Joshua Oppenheimer had set his next film at Neon, with Tilda Swinton, George MacKay and Stephen Graham set to star.[2] In March 2023, Moses Ingram, Michael Shannon, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny and Lennie James joined the cast, with Graham replaced by Shannon.[3] Shannon plays the patriarch of the family in the bunker, and he both sings and dances in the role.[4]

Filming began in Ireland in March 2023, with production also set to occur in Italy and Germany.[5][3] The production received €480,000 in funding from Eurimages.[6]

## Release

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The film premiered at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on 31 August 2024, and was screened in the Special Presentations program at the Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2024.[7] A few days after the film's premiere at Telluride, Mubi acquired distribution rights to it for the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Austria.[8] Scandinavian Film Distribution secured rights for Denmark and Sweden.[9]

The film will have a limited theatrical release by Neon in the United States on 6 December 2024.[2][10]

## Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 58% of 40 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10.[11] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[12]

### Accolades

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Award  | Ceremony date  | Category  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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San Sebastián International Film Festival | 28 September 2024 | Golden Seashell | The End | Nominated  | [13]
Chicago International Film Festival | 27 October 2024 | Gold Hugo  | Pending  | [14]

## References

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1. ^ Debruge, Peter (2024-09-01). "The End Review: Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon Took Shelter, but 20 Years Underground Starts to Get Tedious". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
2. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 4, 2021). "Tilda Swinton, George Mackay And Stephen Graham Board Neon Musical The End". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
3. ^ a b Goodfellow, Melanie (March 23, 2023). "Moses Ingram, Michael Shannon, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInerney & Lennie James Join Joshua Oppenheimer's Neon-Backed Musical The End". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
4. ^ Rapold, Nicolas (16 June 2023). "The Last Thing I Saw, Ep. 187: Michael Shannon". Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
5. ^ Shanahan, Luke (March 22, 2023). "Tilda Swinton and George MacKay filming The End in Ireland". Irish Film and Television Network. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
6. ^ Dalton, Ben (March 30, 2022). "Joshua Oppenheimer's The End, starring Tilda Swinton, among €5.5m Eurimages funding". Screen International. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
7. ^ Davis, Clayton (27 July 2024). "Telluride 2024: Literary Adaptations 'Conclave,' 'Piano Lesson' and Musicals 'Better Man,' 'The End' Expected for World Premieres". Variety. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
8. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (3 September 2024). "Tilda Swinton Musical 'The End' Sells To Mubi For UK, Germany & Austria". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
9. ^ Pham, Annika (23 March 2023). "Joshua Oppenheimer's The End starts filming - Scandinavian Film Distribution on board". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
10. ^ Neon [@neonrated] (September 11, 2024). ""An immensely powerful epic." Opening in select cities December 6th, THE END, the new film from Academy Award-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer, stars Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, George MacKay, and Moses Ingram" (Tweet). Retrieved September 12, 2024 - via Twitter.
11. ^ "The End". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
12. ^ "The End". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
13. ^ Taylor, Nick. "San Sebastián Announces Their Competition Slate!". The Film Experience. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
14. ^ Kay, Jeremy (20 September 2024). "'All We Imagine As Light', 'The End', 'Harvest' among Chicago International Film Festival line-up (exclusive)". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

## External links

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* The End at IMDb