Leaders of the world’s largest economies gather for the annual G7 to draft a hollow statement on an unspecified global crisis. Germany, the host country, arranges for the summit to be held at a secluded estate, but the attendants soon go missing. A mummified Iron Age corpse is accidentally unearthed, and soon the seven leaders are confronted with a terrifying horde of reanimated bog bodies as they get lost in the foggy woods.

Using the G7 as a backdrop for a jaw-droppingly surreal and hilarious apocalyptic zombie film, the film features a humorous performance from Cate Blanchett as a version of Angela Merkel as well as hints of real-world caricature (Emmanuel Macron, Justin Trudeau, and Joe Biden). Rather than mocking individual politicians, however, Guy Maddin conveys the loss of faith in democratically elected leaders and ‘the free world’.

Guy Maddin (b.1956, Canada) studied economics at the University of Winnipeg and worked as a bank manager, house painter, and photographic archivist before becoming a filmmaker in 1985. He is known for his fascination with silent films and his reinvention of the genre, making him one of Canada’s most celebrated directors. In 2003, Maddin also expanded his career to become an author and an installation artist. His acclaimed films include Careful (1992), The Saddest Music in the World (2003), My Winnipeg (2007), The Forbidden Room (2015), and The Green Fog (2017).

Evan Johnson (b. 1983, Canada) is a filmmaker from Winnipeg and studied film and philosophy at the University of Manitoba. He is most noted for his frequent collaborations with Guy Maddin, co-directing The Forbidden Room (2015) and, with his brother Galen Johnson, The Green Fog (2017), Rumours (2024), and many other shorts.

Galen Johnson (b. 1981, Canada) is a filmmaker from Winnipeg. He has worked for several years in architecture and is most noted for his frequent collaborations with Guy Maddin and his brother, Evan Johnson. They co-directed The Green Fog (2017), Rumours (2024), and many other shorts.