Only god forgives (2013)

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	Year of first release: 2013
	Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
	Actors: Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm
	Country: F, USA, T
	Genre: Thriller
	Conditions of visioning: 21.07.2013, Schauburg, OV premiere
Synopsis: Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.
Review: The story involves a set of crazy individuals, both brothers, the mother, the policemen. Their violence is damped by the music and by the contrast with the relatively slow and quite image. The image is in its large majority in three colours: red, blue and black, that may have several symbolism pending on the viewer. And this is the force of this movie. Like after a David Lynch movie, this movie gives enough indices and is kept open enough and mysterious to let plenty of possible interpretations. Whether the story deals with an adult saying "no" to his controlling mother, or with a relaxed Thai Dirty Harry; whether the colours depict anger, calm and unknown or inner peace and outer excitement. As in its previous movie, Drive, the music gives another dimension to the pictures. This time it is done by a Scandinavian team and the music reminds Sigur Ros. Great!  The only weakness to me is the acting of Ryan Gosling, being very emotionless, what could fit well to the policeman role, but less for the son. Kristin Scott-Thomas acts well.
Rating: 8 /10