The Dark Mirror: How "Jupiter" Reflects Our New Nuclear Reality Alexandre Smia's thriller "Jupiter" has made a significant impact at the Venice Film Festival with its timely portrayal of a French president facing nuclear war.
While some may dismiss it as fiction, the parallels between Smia's narrative and our current geopolitical landscape are striking.
Smia claims he didn't intend to create a dystopian hypothesis but rather a plausible reality. This makes "Jupiter" unsettling – its depiction of a world where nuclear war is possible and disturbingly likely.