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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

The star and director of 2011 neon noir thriller Drive reunite for a bizarre, bloodthirsty drama that will upset, bore, or at the very least alienate the vast majority of Ryan Gosling's young fanbase. At times agonisingly slow and punctuated with graphic scenes of extreme violence, this fractured, psychedelic film by Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn (for whom violence is an enduring fascination) will only reward those brave enough to stay with it. Gosling plays Julian, who runs a drug-dealing operation using the cover of his boxing club in Bangkok. When his psychotic brother is murdered, he comes under pressure from their domineering mum (Kristin Scott Thomas) to kill the man responsible. It sounds like a standard pulp gangster flick, but Only God Forgives is nothing of the sort. Refn focuses on Julian's torment as he hides a terrible secret and unwittingly summons up a supernatural angel of vengeance in the form of a blade-wielding detective (Vithaya Pansringarm) who stalks him through the city streets. The result is an artful vision of hell.

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Credits

Cast

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JulianRyan Gosling
CrystalKristin Scott Thomas
ChangVithaya Pansringarm
MaiRhatha Phongam Yayaying
BillyTom Burke
GordonGordon Brown (2)
KimSahajak Boonthanakit

Crew

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DirectorNicolas Winding Refn

Details

Theatrical distributor
Lionsgate UK
Released on
2013-08-02
Languages
English | Thai
Guidance
Violence, swearing, racist language, sex scenes.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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