
The film “Rumours” initiates with a witty “thank you” addressed to the heads of the G7, a political alliance comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States (alongside the unspecified European Union). This is an initial jab from Canadian directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson, launching into a scathing, humorous, yet perplexing critique of ineptitude and ineffectiveness. The central argument being that those with immense power worldwide, who ought to be collaborating to address pressing issues, are actually incompetent bureaucrats unable to achieve anything meaningful.