Prolific French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux (Incredible But True;
Deerskin) delivers another slice of madness with
Smoking Causes Coughing. The film stars Gilles Lellouche, Anaïs Demoustier, Vincent Lacoste, Jean-Pascal
Zadi
and Oulaya Amamra as the five members of the Tobacco Force, a
ragtag group of superheroes who become Earth's only hope in defeating an
evil galactic emperor.
Smoking Causes Coughing is in US cinemas and VOD from March
31st. A UK/ROI release has yet to be announced but you can catch it at
Glasgow FrightFest on March 9th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
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.
