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In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh (Vincent Cassel) has developed a new software that will allow the bereaved to bear witness to the gradual decay of loved ones dead and buried in the earth. While Karsh is still reeling from the loss of his wife (Diane Kruger) from cancer—and falling into a peculiar sexual relationship with his wife’s sister (also Kruger)—a spate of vandalized graves utilizing his “shroud” technology begins to put his enterprise at risk, leading him to uncover a potentially vast conspiracy.
Sideshow and Janus Films distribute in the US. The film hits theaters in New York and Los Angeles on April 18th, followed by a nationwide release on April 25th. (1/31/25)
Also known as Les Linceuls.
Filmed in Toronto, Canada.
Diane Kruger replaces actress Léa Seydoux (Beauty and the Beast, Spectre, No Time to Die, Crimes of the Future).
Written/directed by David Cronenberg (Scanners, The Fly, eXistenZ, Eastern Promises, Crimes of the Future).
Sideshow and Janus Films released The Shrouds in Select Theaters on April 18, 2025.
Sideshow and Janus Films released The Shrouds in Theaters on April 25, 2025.
Sphere Films released The Shrouds in Theaters in Canada on April 25, 2025.
Pyramide Distribution released Les Linceuls in Cinemas in France on April 30, 2025.
Vertigo Releasing released The Shrouds in Cinemas in the UK and Ireland on July 4, 2025.
Sideshow and Janus Films released The Shrouds on VOD on July 8, 2025.
The Shrouds premiered on The Criterion Channel on July 8, 2025.
Director: David Cronenberg
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