This is a film that mixes science fiction and drama, directed by Wes Anderson, nominated 7 times for an Oscar and known for the visual and narrative aspect he imposes on his films, he also co-wrote the screenplay with Roman Coppola.
The plot of the film revolves around a town called Asteroid City where an annual convention of young astronomers is held, the place is so named because there is the crater of the impact of an asteroid that occurred millions of years ago, the date on which the action takes place is 1955.
In this convention called Junior Stargazer Convention, observations of astronomical phenomena are also made and in one of them something extraordinary happens and this will alter the order of the action giving an unexpected twist to the film.
The cast includes Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Steve Park, Rupert Friend, Maya Hawke, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Tony Revolori, Jake Ryan and Jeff Goldblum.
The film is set between the theater and the desert and there is a combination of black and white and color in it, the latter in a completely different form of image to the real one that makes the characters a mixture of reality and computer-created cartoon style.
Its world premiere took place at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2023 and the general release a month later, receiving positive reviews from viewers and specialists, highlighting the filming techniques, the infinite jest mode and the subtle and insightful way of handling humor and satire.
The film's budget was 25 million dollars and in the short time since its release it has grossed over 46 million dollars.