CultureVintage Violence is an absurdist crime thriller for phone addicts
Eugene Kotlyarenko’s Vintage Violence, screened at TIFF 2026, is an absurd, bloody crime thriller about a disgraced livestreaming influencer who travels to Tokyo to sell vintage Levi’s and encounters scams and the yakuza. Its defining device is the constant display of characters’ phone activity alongside the action, creating a chaotic but intentional simulation of phone use.
TThe Verge★☆☆☆☆2026-09-15 16:00Original
Vintage Violence is an absurdist crime thriller for phone addicts
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