Strange Days

Ralph Fiennes’ ex-cop is enmeshed in a conspiracy that threatens to tear Los Angeles apart, in Kathryn Bigelow’s dystopian thriller.

  • Director

    Kathryn Bigelow

  • With

    Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore

  • USA 1995. 145min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    18

In a dystopian LA of the (then) future, street hustler Nero illegally sells VR-like recordings that allow users to experience the memories of others. A shocking recording, which could bring the city to its knees, falls into his hands, drawing him and his long-suffering friend into a dangerous conspiracy. Bigelow’s sci-fi neo-noir features spectacularly staged sequences, alongside themes of addiction, voyeurism and abuses of power that drive this top-notch, state of the nation thriller.

Contains scenes of racism, sexual violence and police brutality.