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The Phoenician Scheme

- If something gets in your way: flatten it.

Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.

Release Date : 2025-05-23

Language :EnglishFrenchSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Indian PaintbrushAmerican Empirical PicturesStudio Babelsberg

Production Country : United States of AmericaGermany

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Zsa-zsa Korda

Original Name : Benicio del Toro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister Liesl

Original Name : Mia Threapleton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bjorn Lund

Original Name : Michael Cera

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prince Farouk

Original Name : Riz Ahmed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leland

Original Name : Tom Hanks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reagan

Original Name : Bryan Cranston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marseille Bob

Original Name : Mathieu Amalric

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergio

Original Name : Richard Ayoade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marty

Original Name : Jeffrey Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cousin Hilda

Original Name : Scarlett Johansson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Uncle Nubar

Original Name : Benedict Cumberbatch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Excalibur

Original Name : Rupert Friend

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother Superior

Original Name : Hope Davis

Gender : Female

Character Name : God

Original Name : Bill Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Knave

Original Name : Willem Dafoe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Broadcloth

Original Name : Alex Jennings

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Wife

Original Name : Charlotte Gainsbourg

Gender : Female

Character Name : Prophet

Original Name : F. Murray Abraham

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Pilot

Original Name : Steve Park

Gender : Male

Character Name : Field Reporter

Original Name : Scott Shepherd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chairman

Original Name : Donald Sumpter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Notary

Original Name : Jason Watkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radical Freedom Militia Corps

Original Name : Stéphane Bak

Gender : Male

Character Name : 2nd Wife

Original Name : Antonia Desplat

Gender : Female

Character Name : Assassin #1 (Desert)

Original Name : Tonio Arango

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radical Freedom Militia Corps

Original Name : Aysha Joy Samuel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bodyguard #2

Original Name : Mohamed Chahrour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Governesses

Original Name : Imke Büchel

Gender : Female

Character Name : Governesses

Original Name : Anna Bardorf

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bodyguard #1

Original Name : Imad Mardnli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chauffeur

Original Name : Jaime Krsto Ferkic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cook

Original Name : Sabine Hollweck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assassin #3 (Elevator)

Original Name : Volker Michalowski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Officer

Original Name : Mike Maggart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Administrative Secretary

Original Name : Truman Hanks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Liesl

Original Name : Beatrice Campbell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandmother

Original Name : Carmen-Maja Antoni

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Anatole

Original Name : Mattia Moreno Leonidas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Alexandra Wysoczanska

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Shabnam Kohestani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Thuli Wolf

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Jenny Behnke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Luisa Steimann

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Yekta Arman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Giuseppe O'Bruadair

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Sanjay Hari

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Alexander Kühne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Kim Young-sam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Andreas Krafft

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Faysal Omer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Werner Ort

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Alexander Yassin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Hans Carl von Werthern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Harry Wiggins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bureaucrat

Original Name : Simon Weisse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Footmen

Original Name : Matthew Jordan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Footmen

Original Name : Sönke Möhring

Gender : Male

Character Name : Footmen

Original Name : Max Mauff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Footmen

Original Name : Philipp Droste

Gender : Male

Character Name : Footmen

Original Name : Merlin Sandmeyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Korda's Son - Jasper

Original Name : Edward Hyland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Korda's Son - David

Original Name : Kit Rakusen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Korda's Son - Phillip

Original Name : Milo James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Korda's Son - Michael

Original Name : Ogden Dawson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Korda's Son - Jamie

Original Name : Hector Bateman-Harden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Korda's Son - Harry

Original Name : Benjamin Lake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Korda's Son - Steven

Original Name : Gunes Taner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Korda's Son - Samuel

Original Name : Gabriel Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Korda's Son - Thomas

Original Name : Momo Ramadan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Korda's Son - David #2

Original Name : Jonathan Wirtz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tailor

Original Name : Gabriele Pacchia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barber

Original Name : Mohamad Younes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arsonist

Original Name : Daniel Steiner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arsonist

Original Name : Benoît Herlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Crew

Original Name : Tobias Schüler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Crew

Original Name : Simon Baptiste Mayer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Crew

Original Name : Michel Hüttner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Crew

Original Name : Till Sennhenn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Train Crew

Original Name : Roman Berger

Gender : Male

Character Name : 3rd Wife

Original Name : Antonia Schröter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jazz Band

Original Name : Fuasi Abdul Khaliq

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jazz Band

Original Name : Christian Grabandt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jazz Band

Original Name : Robert Gutowski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jazz Band

Original Name : Kelvin Sholar

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jazz Band

Original Name : Erik Unsworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jazz Band

Original Name : Eric Vaughan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cigarette Girl

Original Name : Anna Henschel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Waiter

Original Name : Arsal Jalib

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nightclub Waiter

Original Name : Ashkan Olfati

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coat-check Girl

Original Name : Emile Buchheister

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radical Freedom Militia Corps

Original Name : Nicolas Avinée

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radical Freedom Militia Corps

Original Name : Mohamed Belhadjine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radical Freedom Militia Corps

Original Name : Sébastien Fouassier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radical Freedom Militia Corps

Original Name : Eliel Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radical Freedom Militia Corps

Original Name : Martin Scali

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radical Freedom Militia Corps

Original Name : Aya Nour Ayache

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radical Freedom Militia Corps

Original Name : Maksude Cerdik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radical Freedom Militia Corps

Original Name : Sogol Faghani

Gender : Female

Character Name : Security Officer

Original Name : Michael Maggart

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Mate

Original Name : Julian-Andres Arango

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ship's Medic

Original Name : Anton Arnold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scribe

Original Name : Carlo Milillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assassin #2 (Fighter Jet)

Original Name : Bernd Rautenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angel

Original Name : Freya Feyrouz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hermit

Original Name : Karl Markovics

Gender : Male

Character Name : King

Original Name : Abdul Aziz Mardini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surveillance Ops

Original Name : Adrian Lohnert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surveillance Ops

Original Name : Edgars Gluhovs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surveillance Ops

Original Name : Eduardo Miranda

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surveillance Ops

Original Name : Jakob Jaromir Gerhardt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surveillance Ops

Original Name : Johannes Löhr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Surveillance Ops

Original Name : Samuel Gehrke Rios

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cardinal

Original Name : Johannes Krisch

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2025-05-29

Unlike a few of the more recent Wes Anderson films, I thought this had more of a substantial story to underpin the antics as it follow the quite literally death-defying activities of entrepreneur “Korda” (Benicio del Toro). Now he’s made his squillions somewhat disreputably and has frequently been the target of assassins, so after this latest attempt sees him face down in the desert, he decides it’s time to make his will. He has loads of sons but just one daughter. She’s a nun, sworn to holy orders and is called “Liesl” (Mia Threapleton). Now she’s not the sort of “Liesl” we saw with Julie Andrews, this one is ruthlessly savvy and switched on as her father embarks on his most ambitious, secretive and toxic scheme yet - and that’s only going to further irk “Excalibur” (Rupert Friend) whom we know is running the “SPECTRE” style organisation determined to thwart his plans and see him six feet under. I suppose the snag with this film is that it isn’t so radically different, stylistically, from any of his recent stuff nor does the presence of his usual slew of Willem Dafoe, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks et al really offer us much by way of different or substantial characterisations for us to really get our teeth into, and that predictability also impacts a bit on the frankly “Monty Python” style of the humour, but del Toro owns the film well from start to finish and along the way it takes a pop at the vested interest, industrial exploitation and the abusive power of self interest as it moves along entertainingly and in a more logical manner. It hits the ground running and rarely pauses for breath as it reminded me more of “Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014) than “Asteroid City” (2023). For my money, it’s still not as good as Anderson’s earlier more creatively innovative work, but it is still a fun ensemble effort that benefits from some gorgeous production design and a never ending supply of band-aids.

r96sk

@r96sk

2025-06-03

'The Phoenician Scheme' is Wes Anderson being Wes Anderson (complimentary). I loved this! 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' and 'The French Dispatch' are works of this director that I've enjoyed most, but this 2025 release is on another level for me. It's as amusing as it as stunning, Anderson films are unmistakably Anderson and this one is no different; it has everything you'd expect from a picture of his. The all-star cast list is usual for his flicks as well, here there are plenty of actors that I enjoy; so it was never gonna disappoint, I guess. Benicio del Toro is an outstanding lead, I've always liked him as an actor ('Sicario', 'The Hunted') but this is his first performance (at least from the ten flicks featuring him that I've now seen) that is truly top notch in my mind; one impossible to forget, without doubt. Mia Threapleton is the only prominent onscreen performer that I wasn't previously aware of; weirdly mind, because I recognised her voice 100% but when looking at her filmography, it turns out I've apparently not seen her in anything - odd, perhaps someone sounds just like her? Where to begin in regards to the rest of the cast? Michael Cera is terrific, Tom Hanks and Bryan Cranston are top fun, Mathieu Amalric gives as good as Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright and Benedict Cumberbatch (quite the look!). So many other big names in there too. I still have eight Wes Anderson films to see at some point, but having only watched five he is evidently a reliable guy. I'd be surprised if I disliked any of those other works of his, especially as I didn't actually definitively like 'Moonrise Kingdom' but even that has its positives.

Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

2025-06-03

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/the-phoenician-scheme-review-for-fans-and-skeptics-alike-a-more-accessible-entry-point-into-wes-andersons-world/ "The Phoenician Scheme is yet another clear example of Wes Anderson's singular vision, with the filmmaker continuing to provide space for every department to shine - from Adam Stockhausen's extravagant production design to Alexandre Desplat's witty score, and Bruno Delbonnel's immaculately aligned cinematography. However, it's in the thematic exploration where the film reaches a rare point of balance: by portraying the transformation of a man consumed by vanity and ambition into a vulnerable and redeemed father figure, the writer-director offers a genuine reflection on regret, family reconnection, and personal sacrifice. The subtle yet intentional performances by Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, and Michael Cera reinforce that emotional core, bringing humanity to a meticulously artificial world." Rating: B