Twenty years after doomsday, one of the last remaining families on earth are hiding in a luxurious bunker concealed deep inside salt mines. But the sudden arrival of a Girl seeking asylum shakes their seemingly perfect life, and the Son starts to question the life that his family survived before, and in the years since, the apocalypse occurred.
In his long-awaited fiction debut, Joshua Oppenheimer continues his interest in people haunted by ghosts from their past. Those who remember Act of Killing (2012) and The Look of Silence (2014) will recognize not only the recurring theme, but also the continual emphasis on singing and dancing, as The End is a musical with compelling lyrics that express the insurmountable guilt followed by resorting to denial. The film is supported by a strong ensemble cast including Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, and Moses Ingram. (Karen PARK)