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Watch: Cronenberg back to body shock in new movie

Crimes of The Future is in Irish cinemas on 9 September
Crimes of The Future is in Irish cinemas on 9 September

Veteran director David Cronenberg has returned to the body shock sub-genre that made his name with his latest movie Crimes of The Future and you can get a taste for what's in store with a new trailer for the movie.

The thriller from the Crash, The Fly, and Eastern Promises director is in Irish cinemas on 9 September and the official synopsis reads, "As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations.

Warning: trailer contains graphic images

"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."

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