The story of Celeste, a singer who was targeted by a murderous attack at a young age, only to later live the dream as an adored, iconic pop star. From her perspective, the film details the pivotal events of Celeste’s life over the course of 18 years. According to director Brady Corbet, Vox Lux is “a historical melodrama set in America between 1999 and 2017. Its protagonist is a pop star called Celeste, and it chronicles, via her gaze, key events and cultural patterns that have so far defined the early 21st century,” including its terrorist attacks and mass cults of personality