Existenz

This article is about the film. For other uses, see Existenz (disambiguation).
eXistenZ
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Cronenberg
Written byDavid Cronenberg
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Suschitzky
Edited byRonald Sanders
Music byHoward Shore
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • April 23, 1999 (1999-04-23) (North America)
  • April 30, 1999 (1999-04-30) (United Kingdom)
Running time
97 minutes[3]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget
Box office$5.5 million (Canada/UK/US)

Existenz (stylized as eXistenZ) is a 1999 science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by David Cronenberg. The film follows Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a game designer who finds herself targeted by assassins while playing a virtual reality game of her own creation.[7] An international co-production between Canada, the United Kingdom, and France, it also stars Jude Law, Ian Holm, Don McKellar, Callum Keith Rennie, Sarah Polley, Christopher Eccleston, Willem Dafoe, and Robert A. Silverman.[8]

The film received mostly positive reviews upon release. Cronenberg was awarded a Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival for the film.

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