The End (AD) | Barbican

Joshua Oppenheimer's post-apocalyptic musical about a family in denial at the end of the world, starring Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, George MacKay and Moses Ingram.

Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son are confined to their palatial bunker, where they struggle to maintain hope and a sense of normalcy by clinging to the rituals of daily life—until the arrival of a stranger upends their happy routine.

As tensions rise, their seemingly idyllic existence starts to crumble, with long-repressed feelings of remorse and resentment threatening to destroy the family’s delicate balance. But their reckoning with difficult truths also points to a different way forward, one based on acceptance, love, and a capacity for change.

Credited as having incredible acting, stunning set pieces and impactful storytelling The End is Joshua Oppenheimer's (The Act of Killing) fiction debut.

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