CRASH

1996 · dir. David Cronenberg · 100 min

• Digital
• 18
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After surviving a devastating car accident, film producer James Ballard is introduced to a clandestine subculture whose members derive erotic and psychological fascination from automobile collisions. As Ballard and his wife become immersed in this increasingly obsessive world, the boundaries between sex, technology, violence and desire begin to dissolve in ways that challenge every conventional notion of intimacy. Adapted from J. G. Ballard's controversial novel, Crash is one of David Cronenberg's most provocative and uncompromising films. Rejecting sensationalism in favour of clinical detachment, Cronenberg explores the relationship between modern technology, the body and human desire with unsettling precision. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the film sparked fierce debate upon its release and remains one of the defining works of transgressive cinema.

1 screening at 1 London cinema across 1 day

Where to see it

The Nickel