A wildly inventive new comedy from Quentin Dupieux (MANDIBLES, RUBBER), SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING follows the misadventures of a team of five superheroes known as the Tobacco Force -- Benzene (Gilles Lellouche), Nicotine (Anaïs Demoustier), Methanol (Vincent Lacoste), Mercury (Jean-Pascal Zadi), and Ammonia (Oulaya Amamra). After a devastating battle against a diabolical giant turtle, the Tobacco Force is sent on a mandatory week-long retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion. Their sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth.

"Whether something was, in fact, smoked during the making of it is irrelevant. The sheer irreverence of everything here... is more than enough to cause serious giggling fits." (Rolling Stone)

"Trying to explain Smoking Causes Coughing is like recounting a dream: The person listening might not care, and it might not mean anything to them, but it leaves a weirdly unforgettable." (indieWire)

"Quentin Dupieux's latest might be his funniest yet..." (New York Times)

"Smoking Causes Coughing resolves as the closest a film has come in a long time to nailing the cheeky vibe of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life." (Film Freak Central)

Tuesday, April 25
Doors 6:15 pm | Movie 6:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING (Quentin Dupieux, 2022 / 80 mins / PG / French with English subtitles) A group of vigilantes called the "tobacco-forces" is falling apart. To rebuild team spirit, their leader suggests that they meet for a week-long retreat, before returning to save the world.