In real life, Peter Sarsgaard seems like a nice guy. He’s a family man, a really talented actor, and super pleasant. So you can understand why someone might let them into their house as a cook. But in the new film “Coup,” that was a big mistake.
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As seen in the trailer, “Coup” tells the story of a wealthy family who brings in a cook to help them isolate themselves during the 1918 Spanish Flu. Things seems to be going well until they begin to notice something is off with the cook. And worse, it seems as if the cook is rallying the other servants in an effort to take over the house from the owners.
The film stars Peter Sarsgaard, as previously mentioned. He stars opposite Billy Magnussen, Sarah Gadon, Skye P. Marshall, Faran Tahir, Kristine Nielsen, and Fisher Stevens. “Coup” is directed by Austin Stark and Joseph Schuman.
“Coup” is set to arrive in theaters on August 2. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the synopsis:
Isolated on a seaside estate during the 1918 Spanish Flu, an entitled journalist (Billy Magnussen) and his socialite wife (Sarah Gadon) take in a mysterious grifter as a private cook (Peter Sarsgaard). When the plague descends on the island, the wily cook rouses his fellow staff to rebel and take over the mansion. Their wealthy employer suspects the cook’s coup is part of a more sinister agenda, and mind games between master and servant escalate into boisterous class warfare.