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• Canada • United Kingdom Language English Budget $9 million Box office $23.2 million Crash is a 1996 film written and directed by based on 's 1973. It tells the story of a group of people who take sexual pleasure from, a notable form of.
The film stars,,,, and. The film generated considerable controversy upon its release and opened to mixed and highly divergent reactions from critics.
While some praised the film for its daring premise and originality, others criticized its combination of graphic sexuality and violence. It premiered at the, where it received the, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually, but only at the request of the official jury (for example, the previous year, both a Jury Prize and a Special Jury Prize were awarded). When then jury president announced the award 'for originality, for daring and for audacity,' he stated that it had been a controversial choice and that certain jury members, 'did abstain very passionately.' The award has not been given since. It received six from the, including awards for Cronenberg as director and screenwriter; the film was also nominated in two further categories, including Best Picture.