Director's statement

With "Triangle of Sadness", I wanted to explore social hierarchy through satire. The film moves from the world of fashion and influencer culture to the insulated luxury of a yacht, and finally to a deserted island—each setting stripping away different layers of power and illusion. I was interested in how status operates: who is visible, who is valued, and how quickly those dynamics can collapse. The narrative is structured in chapters, almost like social experiments. By pushing situations toward absurdity, I aimed to expose the fragility of privilege and the transactional nature of beauty, wealth, and authority. Humor becomes a tool for discomfort—inviting laughter while revealing something unsettling underneath. **Ultimately, the film suggests** that social roles are performances sustained by context. When circumstances shift, so does power—and what once seemed natural or deserved is revealed as arbitrary and precarious.