Only God Forgives
Only God Forgives- Director
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Country
- France, Sweden, United States, Thailand
- Year
- 2013
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Cast
- Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringarm, Gordon Brown, Tom Burke
- Production
- Wild Bunch Production, Film i Väst, Space Rocket Nation
Storyline
Ten years ago in Bangkok Julian killed a cop 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 kills a prostitute, the police reaches out to retired cop Chang, known as the Angel of Vengeance. Chang allows the father to kill his daughters murderer, then restores order by chopping off the man's right hand. Julian's mother Jenna, the head of a powerful criminal organization, arrives in Bangkok to collect her son's body. She orders Julian to find his killers and raise hell. Increasingly obsessed with the Angel of Vengeance, Julian challenges him to a boxing match, hoping that by defeating him he might find spiritual release but Chang triumphs. A furious Jenna plots revenge and the stage is set for a bloody journey through betrayal and vengeance towards a final confrontation and the possibility of redemption.
Festivals & Academy awards and others
Festival de Cannes 2013
Official Competition
Sitges Film Festival 2013
Official Competition - Best Cinematography Award
European Film Awards (EFA) 2013
Finalist
Releases
Spain (31 of October 2013)
France (22 of May 2013)