Crimes of the Future (2022) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Brecken's mother smothered him with a pillow because she believed her son was inhuman. After discovering he could consume and digest plastics like food, she concluded that his body had become something other than human and could not accept this radical biological transformation.

Foreshadowing: Earlier context establishes that society views radical biological changes with fear and suspicion.

• brecken
• mother
• killing
• plastics
• digestion

Accelerated evolution syndrome is a condition that causes Tenser to continually generate new organs inside his body. This forces him to have these organs surgically removed regularly, which he transforms into performance art alongside Caprice. The condition causes him constant pain and discomfort, requiring him to use biomechanical devices to survive.

• saul tenser
• accelerated evolution
• organs
• condition

Timlin declares that surgery is the new sex because in this world, physical intimacy has been fundamentally altered by radical biological changes. Many characters, including Tenser and Caprice, find greater erotic satisfaction in surgical experiences than in traditional sexual acts. The quote reflects the movie's theme of shifting definitions of pleasure and intimacy in a post-biological world.

Foreshadowing: The performances between Tenser and Caprice blur the lines between art and eroticism throughout the film.

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• surgery
• sex
• intimacy
• quote

Lang was killed outside the performance venue by two agents from the corporation that manufactures Tenser's biomedical machines. They assassinated him to silence him after he witnessed the autopsy revealing that Brecken's organs had been surgically replaced, which exposed part of the conspiracy to suppress human evolutionary deviations.

Foreshadowing: The corporation has a vested interest in controlling narratives around human evolution.

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• assassination
• killing
• corporation
• agents

Timlin was not just a fascinated bureaucrat, she orchestrated the replacement of Brecken's organs to suppress evidence of human evolutionary deviations. Working within the system, she manipulated events to keep the public unaware of true human biological transformation, aligning with those who wanted to control or hide such evolution.

Foreshadowing: Timlin's unusual fascination with Tenser and her access to sensitive information hint at deeper motivations.

• timlin
• conspiracy
• organ replacement
• evolution

Tenser agreed to publicly demonstrate the autopsy after Lang approached him with the proposal to showcase the evolutionists' agenda. After witnessing Timlin's revelations about their plans to adapt humans to digest plastics, Tenser saw value in exposing the truth about Brecken's unique digestive system, though the decision clearly weighed heavily on him.

Foreshadowing: Timlin had earlier revealed the evolutionists' plans to adapt humans to ingest plastics and synthetic materials.

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• autopsy
• brecken
• performance
• demonstration

During the autopsy, Tenser discovered that Brecken's natural organs had been surgically replaced. This shocking revelation indicated that someone had modified the boy's body, connecting back to the conspiracy to suppress evidence of human evolutionary changes. The discovery devastated Lang, who rushed away in tears.

Foreshadowing: The autopsy was meant to showcase Brecken's unique digestive system, but the surgical modifications were unexpected.

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• brecken
• organs
• surgical replacement
• revelation

At the end, Tenser asks Caprice for a piece of plastic and eats it while she records him. This moment symbolizes his acceptance of his new reality and the merging of human biology with synthetic materials. It represents the culmination of his journey toward embracing evolution rather than fighting it, even as he struggles with the act.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Timlin revealed the evolutionists' plans to adapt their bodies to digest plastics and synthetic materials.

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• plastic
• eating
• ending
• acceptance

The National Organ Registry is the government body responsible for managing state limitations on human evolution. They monitor and regulate cases of radical biological transformation, keeping track of individuals like Tenser who possess unusual conditions. The organization represents the institutional attempt to control and understand the rapid biological changes occurring in humanity.

Foreshadowing: Tenser's condition brings him into regular contact with officials from this organization.

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• government
• regulation
• evolution

The evolutionists are a radical group advocating for human biological transformation. They plan to adapt human systems to ingest plastics and synthetic materials, using a toxic purple candy bar as their main sustenance. Their agenda challenges government narratives that deny or suppress human evolution, and they see individuals like Brecken as proof that evolution is already happening.

Foreshadowing: The evolutionists' plans are revealed through Timlin's interactions with Tenser.

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• plastics
• synthetic materials
• radical group

Brecken possessed an extraordinary biological transformation that allowed him to consume and digest plastics as if they were food. This ability represented a radical leap in human evolution, making his body capable of processing synthetic materials. His mother perceived this as evidence that he was no longer human, though the film presents it as the next stage in human development.

Foreshadowing: The evolutionists specifically reference Brecken's abilities as proof of human transformation.

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• plastics
• digestion
• ability
• transformation