Crimes of the Future

A slow, unsettling plunge into a sterile future where bodies are canvases and surgery is intimacy, leaving you queasy and contemplative.

Directed by

David Cronenberg

Genres

Science fiction, Horror, Thriller

Starring

Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Scott Speedman

Tagline

Surgery is the new sex.

Overview

With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed... Their mission — to use Tenser's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.

How it feels

Dark, eerie, bleak and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, obsession, art, technology

Content

Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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