The End (2024): When it will be Released, Where to Watch, What to Expect, and More

On December 6, 2024, the post-apocalyptic musical film The End will be released in theatres. A affluent family lives in an opulent underground bunker beneath a salt mine in this Joshua Oppenheimer-directed film.

A girl discovers the family’s hidden bunker twenty years after they triggered an environmental catastrophe. The family’s entire existence is upended by this girl’s arrival, which also challenges the feelings of guilt, regret, denial, and their part in causing the end of the world that they have long held but have since repressed.

The idea of this film guarantees that the songs aren’t upbeat, in contrast to other conventional musicals. They are depressing and solemn, which is appropriate for a film about surviving in a post-apocalyptic world.

When will The End be Released?

On December 6, 2024, the musical is scheduled to open in theatres across the United States. The rights to broadcast this musical in the UK, Germany, and Austria have been purchased by MUBI. As of right moment, no information is available regarding the movie’s streaming availability in the United States.

Where to Watch The End

A MUBI subscription for UK citizens costs £10.99 per month for regular subscribers and £7.99 per month for students. This streaming service offers the option of a seven-day free trial. The annual subscription fee is £83.88.

On August 31, 2024, the movie made its debut at the 51st Telluride Film Festival.

What to expect from The End

This isn’t your average musical, but it raises issues about how industrialists and affluent families contribute to environmental catastrophes. According to reports, a number of affluent individuals, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, are constructing doomsday tunnels and bunkers in an attempt to survive the approaching end of the world.

In addition, the daughter in this musical serves as a mirror, making the family consider how they contributed to the imminence of doomsday. The parents’ carefully constructed stories are upended by her entrance. The issue of our propensity to justify our guilty choices is also touched upon.

While the father is occupied with writing a memoir, the mother spends the most of the film worrying over the paintings.

Josh Schmidt composed the music for this movie, while Oppenheimer authored all of the words.

All about The End

The names of the characters in the musical are kept a secret. They just go by the names of Bulter, Doctor, Girl, Son, Mother, and Father. Moses Ingram plays Girl, George Mackay plays Son, Michael Shannon plays Father, and Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton plays Mother.

The Hollywood Reporter explained that Oppenheimer came up with the concept to film the lives of a wealthy family in an underground bunker while he was working on a documentary about a very wealthy family.

The family collects pricey artwork, wines, and other items. Their 20-year-old kid, born in the bunker, has no recollection of life aboveground, but the parents do recall the outside world prior to the catastrophe.

The audience is drawn to this musical because of the son’s innocence. He starts to doubt everything his parents told him when the outside girl shows up. In the caravan, the son even explains, “None of it’s true.” When Son develops feelings for Girl, the situation becomes even more complex.