Set in a picturesque fishing village on Northern France's , the film centers on the birth of a "special baby". This child, nicknamed "The Wain," is prophesied to grow up to be the devil himself—the New Antichrist.
: Servants of evil led by Belzébuth (Fabrice Luchini), who operates from a massive spaceship shaped like the Palace of Versailles .
Bruno Dumont assembled a cast of both celebrated French actors and newcomers: The Empire movie review & film summary - Roger Ebert