When he bumps into a fan Gabi (Mia Goth) she persuades the couple to go outside the fence for a boozy picnic. On the drive back there is an accident and James kills a local.
The following day Police Detective Thresh informs him that the penalty for this is death at the hands of the victim's eldest son. However there is an alternative, for a handsome price. He can have a 'double' take his place.
No good will come of this.
CW: injury detail, facial disfigurement, flashing imagery, colonialism, cultural appropriation and entitlement, suicide, psychedelic imagery, toxic hedonism, torture and humiliation
Brandon Cronenberg steps up the uncanny unpleasantness after Possessor.
This is what happens when there are no consequences for your actions, no matter how awful, other than a fine you can easily pay.
It says a lot of things and I might take a while to unpack them. It's also horrible.
7/10, recommended IF you can stomach horrible deeply angry films about loathsome people. Otherwise it's just too grimy.