CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (18)

107 mins - Canada / United Kingdom / Greece 2022 - Dir: David Cronenberg
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart
 
As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin (Kristen Stewart), an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed… Their mission – to use Saul’s notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.
 
To coincide with the release of Crimes of the Future, Triskel Arts Centre will also be screening David Cronenberg’s controversial film Crash (1996) on Thursday 22nd September.
 
“Few filmmakers slither under the skin and directly into the head as mercilessly as David Cronenberg” New York Times