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Banner: the 59th Chicago International Film Festival

Genre: Crime


In-Person
A man lies in the snow, blood pooling behind his head. Two people stand nearby, embracing eachother, one holds a phone.

Anatomy of a Fall (Anatomie d’une chute)

Justine Triet  |   France
English, French, German  
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Women Centered

A wife is suspected of murdering her husband in this bracing psychological showstopper. Winner of the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

In-Person
A black and white image of a man riding a motorcycle over a bridge. He looks at something behind him.

The Bikeriders

Jeff Nichols  |   United States
English  
Crime, Drama, Historical

From writer-director Jeff Nichols comes a furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members.

In-Person
A group of colorfully dressed young people celebtate together.

La Chimera

Alice Rohrwacher  |   Italy, France, Switzerland
Italian  
Art, Crime, Drama

A group of misfits scour the Tuscan countryside for artifacts, until an invaluable find makes them question their role in plundering history.

In-Person
Three women stand on the front steps of a grand building, looking at each other conspiratorially.

The Crime is Mine (Mon crime)

François Ozon  |   France
French  
Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Women Centered

A penniless actress and lawyer put on the performances of a lifetime in the courtroom in this farcical caper set in 1930s Paris.

In-Person
Five people watch an older man speak, while another man slumps over a desk in defeat.

The Delinquents (Los delincuentes)

Rodrigo Moreno  |   Argentina, Luxembourg, Brazil, Chile
Spanish  
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Social Commentary

Morán works a dead-end job at a bank. Fed up, he dreams up a scheme to break free: walk into the vault and steal enough cash for a comfortable retirement.

In-Person
Two women relax by a body of water in reclined chairs, shaded by a tree.

Foremost by Night (Sobre todo de noche)

Víctor Iriarte  |   Spain, Portugal, France
Spanish  
Crime, Drama, Noir, Women Centered

Two mothers and a son, separated across space and time, come together and put a clever plot into motion in this unique contemporary noir.

In-Person
A mysterious man wearing a hat and leather gloves, looks through a monocular at an unseen view in Paris, France.

The Killer

David Fincher  |   United States
English  
Action, Crime, Drama

After a fateful near-miss, an assassin (Michael Fassbender) battles his employers — and himself — on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.

In-Person
The black and white image of a man in glasses leans against his vintage car.

Limbo

Ivan Sen  |   Australia
English  
Crime, Drama, Noir, Western

A white detective investigates the twenty-year-old cold case of a murdered Indigenous girl in this outback-set noir.

In-Person
Virtual

Shorts 5: Drama – Breaking Points

Various  |   Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, France, Qatar, Switzerland, Turkey
Arabic, English, Persian, Spanish, Turkish  
Crime, Drama, Family Affairs, LGBTQ, Social Commentary

These powerful shorts reflect on life’s twists and turns, exploring what we do in moments of profound impact.

In-Person
A woman with short hair works at a desk, behind her the sky is painted orange from the setting sun.

Through the Night (Quitter la nuit)

Delphine Girard  |   Belgium, Canada, France
French  
Crime, Drama, Social Commentary, Women Centered

Late one night, a woman in danger calls the police. Anna fields the call. A man is arrested. Weeks go by and tensions build. What really happened?

In-Person
Virtual
Close-up of a woman sitting in a car.

Together, Alone [short film] (Birlikte, Yalnız)

Kasım Ördek  |   Turkey, France
Turkish  
Crime, Drama

A young couple is brought to a breaking point when their lifestyle of stealing cars goes too far.