Writer/director Amalia Ulman satirises the likes of Vice News with her absurdist comedy Magic Farm. The film sees a new media crew head to Argentina in search of a story on a musician, only to end up in the wrong country. There they enlist the locals to fabricate a fake story while a major health crisis looms in the background.
Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff, Joe Apollonio, Camila del Campo and Simon Rex star, along with Ulman herself.
Magic Farm is in UK/ROI cinemas from May 16th.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
In this film, a film crew working for an edgy media company travels to Argentina to profile a local musician, but their ineptitude leads them into the wrong country. As the crew collaborates with locals to fabricate a trend, unexpected connections blossom while a pervasive health crisis looms unacknowledged in the background.