Thirty years after its historic premiere, the remarkable debut feature from Lilly and Lana Wachowski remains a masterpiece of neo-noir style and an undisputed touchstone of sapphic cinema.

Set almost entirely within a Chicago apartment building, the film follows Violet (Jennifer Tilly), the seductive girlfriend of violent mobster Caesar (Joe Pantoliano). When she crosses paths with Corky (Gina Gershon), a fierce ex-con freshly released from prison, an electric attraction sparks between them. Together, the two women hatch a daring scheme to engineer their own jailbreak, planning to escape Caesar’s clutches while pocketing two million dollars of his laundered Mafia cash. But as the mob closes in, will the two lovebirds actually get away with it?

Full of delicious suspense and masterful twists, Bound marked the spectacular feature directorial debut of the Wachowskis. It also established their legendary collaboration with cinematographer Bill Pope, laying the stylistic and visual groundwork for their groundbreaking sci-fi masterpiece, The Matrix. Thirty years on, this hyper-stylised triumph continues to thrill and enthral.

Awards and Festivals:  
1996 Venice Film Festival
1996 Sundance Film Festival
1997 International Film Festival Rotterdam