Crimes of the Future (2022 film)
2022 film by David Cronenberg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Crimes of the Future (2022 film)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Crimes of the Future is a 2022 science fiction body horror drama film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart.[4] It follows a performance artist duo (Mortensen and Seydoux) who perform surgery for audiences in a future where human evolution has accelerated for much of the population. Although the film shares its title with Cronenberg's 1970 film of the same name, it is not a remake as the story and concept are unrelated.[5] The film marked Cronenberg's return to the science fiction and horror genres for the first time since Existenz (1999).
Crimes of the Future | |
---|---|
Directed by | David Cronenberg |
Written by | David Cronenberg |
Produced by |
|
Starring | |
Cinematography | Douglas Koch |
Edited by | Christopher Donaldson |
Music by | Howard Shore |
Production companies |
|
Distributed by |
|
Release dates |
|
Running time | 107 minutes |
Countries |
|
Language | English |
Budget | $27 million[1] |
Box office | $4.6 million[2][3] |
An international co-production of Canadian, French, British and Greek companies, Crimes of the Future had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and received a six-minute standing ovation.[6] The film received a theatrical release in France on May 25, 2022, opened in Canada on June 3, 2022, and had a same day limited release in the United States. It received generally positive reviews from critics.[7][8]