Real-life husband-and-wife duo and the lead stars of Florian Zeller’s new film “Bunker”, Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, brought their star power to the Venice Film Festival on Tuesday (September 8).

The Spanish actors and their co-stars Paul Dano, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Stephen Graham sent photographers and fans into a frenzy as they appeared on the Venice red carpet in the early evening.

"Bunker" follows a renowned architect (Bardem) who is asked to design a luxury shelter in Hawaii for a wealthy client convinced that society is set to implode.

As the architect becomes increasingly seduced by the project, tensions emerge in his marriage and a seemingly minor dispute with a neighbour becomes increasingly ominous.

Zeller, who won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Father" in 2021, said the idea came from reports he read about a prominent entrepreneur building a secret hideaway.

The story evolved into a broader reflection on a society where people increasingly isolate themselves and where everything from food to friendship is delivered via screens.

The film also serves as a critique of an economic system in which a handful of people exert enormous influence, the French filmmaker and his cast said.

"Bunker" is one of 21 films competing for Venice's Golden Lion award, which will be presented on Saturday (September 12).

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

1.ACTOR PENELOPE CRUZ ON RED CARPET, POSING FOR PHOTOS AND WAVING

2. CRUZ AND ACTOR JAVIER BARDEM ON RED CARPET

3. VARIOUS OF CRUZ POSING FOR PHOTOS

4. VARIOUS OF BARDEM POSING FOR PHOTOS

5. ACTORS PAUL DANO (SCREEN LEFT) AND PATRICK SCHWARZENEGGER POSING FOR PHOTOS AS THEY ARRIVE FOR PREMIERE

6. ACTOR STEPHEN GRAHAM ARRIVING

7. DANO POSING FOR PHOTOS ON RED CARPET

8. SCHWARZENEGGER POSING FOR PHOTOS ON RED CARPET

9. GRAHAM POSING FOR PHOTOS ON RED CARPET

10. FILMMAKER FLORIAN ZELLER POSING FOR PHOTOS

11. COMPOSER VOLKER BERTELMANN POSING ON RED CARPET

12. VARIOUS OF BARDEM SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS BY RED CARPET

13. “BUNKER” FILM TEAM POSING FOR GROUP PHOTOS ON RED CARPET

14. VARIOUS OF (SCREEN LEFT) GRAHAM, DANO, CRUZ, ZELLER, BARDEM AND SCHWARZENEGGER POSING FOR GROUP PHOTOS / CRUZ AND BARDEM POSING WITH ZELLER / ZELLER LEAVING AND CRUZ AND BARDEM POSING

15. VARIOUS OF CRUZ AND BARDEM POSING TOGETHER AND LEAVING

16. JURY PRESIDENT, ACTOR AND FILMMAKER MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL ON RED CARPET, POSING FOR PHOTOS

17. VARIOUS OF “DEAR YOU” FILM TEAM (SCREEN LEFT TO RIGHT) SCREENWRITER AND PRODUCER ZHENG XUANXUAN, ACTORS LI SITONG, WANG XIAOHUI AND WANG YANTONG AND DIRECTOR AND CO-WRITER LAN HONGCHUN ON RED CARPET AND POSING FOR PHOTOS

18. MARTIAL ARTS CHOREOGRAPHER AND FILM DIRECTOR YUEN WOO-PING POSING FOR PHOTOS

19. VARIOUS OF FILMMAKER LUCA GUADAGNINO POSING WITH ACTOR NOEMI BRANDO