Crimes of the Future

David Cronenberg is a Canadian film director, actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is one of the principal originators of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, , and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. In the first third of his career, he explored these themes mostly through sci-fi horror films such as Scanners (1981) and Videodrome (1983), although his work has since expanded beyond these genres. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences alike; he has earned critical acclaim and has sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually, but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, he collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including his most recent offering, Crimes of the Future (2022)