LOS ANGELES, April 12 — Check out this new trailer for upcoming murder mystery Dark Crimes that stars Jim Carrey.

The thriller is based on a true story and it sees Carrey play a cop who believes celebrated author Krystov Kozlow’s (Marton Csokas) novel holds the key to an unsolved murder. As his investigation continues, he finds himself caught in an underworld of sex, lies, corruption, and shocking secrets.

The synopsis of the film reads: "When police officer Tadek (Carrey) finds similarities between an unsolved murder and a crime outlined in a book by famed writer Krystov Kozlov, Tadek begins to track Kozlov and his girlfriend, a mysterious sex-club worker (Charlotte Gainsbourg). As his obsession with Kozlov grows, Tadek descends into a deadly underworld of sex, lies, and corruption to find the shocking, deadly truth.”

Dark Crimes is set for release on DirecTV on April 19 and in theatres on May 11