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The Beygency

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The setup

A mild Beyoncé criticism turns an ordinary man into the target of a relentless secret organization.

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The premise

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A birthday gathering becomes a crisis when Daniel Johnson admits that one Beyoncé song is not for him. A covert organization strips away his identity and pursues him through the city, treating his musical taste as a dangerous offense.

As friends and strangers turn against him, two would-be rescuers offer a brief escape route. His wife and child bring another betrayal, and the chase ends in a prison whose inmates have committed similarly minor acts of pop-music dissent. The escalating pursuit is presented as a glossy action-thriller trailer.

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