Only God Forgives - Enzian Theater

***NOMINEE*** – Palm d’Or – 2013 Cannes Film Festival

35mm Screening!

Bangkok. Ten years ago Julian (Ryan Gosling) killed a man and went on the run. Now he manages a Thai boxing club as a front for a drugs operation. Respected in the criminal underworld, deep inside, he feels empty. When Julian’s brother murders an underage prostitute, the Police call on retired cop Chang (Vithaya Pansringarm) – the Angel of Vengeance. Chang allows the father to kill his daughter’s murderer, then “restores order” by chopping off the man’s right hand. Julian’s mother Crystal (Kristin Scott Thomas) – the head of a powerful criminal organization – arrives in Bangkok to collect her son’s body. She dispatches Julian to find his killers.

Presented in collaboration with Uncomfortable Brunch.

2013, 90 minutes, Denmark/France/USA/Belgium/Sweden/Belgium/Thailand, In English and Thai with English subtitles, Directed by Nicholas Winding Refn, Rated R

“Experimental and uncompromising, Winding Refn and Gosling’s Drive follow-up is a tripped-out riff on the crime family movie in which The Grifters — literally — go to hell.”
– Damon Wise, EMPIRE
“Only God Forgives will, understandably, have people running for the exits, and running for the hills. It is very violent, but Winding Refn's bizarre infernal creation, an entire created world of fear, really is gripping. Every scene, every frame, is executed with pure formal brilliance.”
– Peter Bradshaw, THE GUARDIAN
“One of the most shocking and one of the best movies of the year.”
– Richard Roeper, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
“A menacingly atmospheric mood piece that will not disappoint devotees of the Nicolas Winding Refn church of fetishistic hyper-violence.”
– David Rooney, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
“God might forgive, but the audience won't.”
– Joe Neumaier, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS