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)