Film
On exhibition 3–9 July
Directed by Wes Anderson, "The Phoenician Scheme" is a black spy comedy that mixes the absurdity of the human condition with the director's characteristic visual elegance. The film explores the complexities of the father-daughter relationship within a corporate empire, while immersing the viewer in an international web of secrets and betrayals.
Benicio del Toro plays Zsa-zsa Korda, a European tycoon involved in the arms and aviation industries, whose life is marked by unusual events - including surviving six plane crashes and fathering ten children. His daughter, Liesel (played by Mia Threapleton), is a nun unexpectedly drawn into the family business. Along comes Bjorn Lund (Michael Cera), Liesel's guardian, on a journey that takes them from European capitals to secret enclaves in the Middle East, where the line between loyalty and betrayal becomes dangerously thin. As the mysterious plot known as "The Phoenician Scheme" threatens to destabilise the global balance of power, the protagonists face a web of corruption that extends to the highest levels of diplomacy, business and family.
SessionsThe Phoenician Scheme