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Only God Forgives
Only God Forgives is a 2013 action-thriller film written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and stars Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas and Vithaya Pansringarm. It was shot on location in Bangkok, Thailand, and as with the director's earlier film Drive, it was also dedicated to Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky. The surreal and neo-noir film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Only God Forgives premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival to polarized reviews from critics who praised its soundtrack, action sequences and Refn's traditional style, but was heavily criticised for its screenwriting and characterization.
Julian and Billy are brothers and American expatriates, who run a Muay Thai boxing club in Bangkok as a front for their drug dealing operations. One night, Billy goes looking for sex and visits a brothel, saying he wants a 14-year-old girl, but the brothel-keeper refuses. Enraged, Billy attacks him with a wine bottle and breaks into the room where the prostitutes are on display before attacking one of them. At another location, Billy violently assaults and kills an underage prostitute before being cornered by Thai police. Chang, who is a vigilante-type police lieutenant, brings the girl's father Choi to identify his daughter's body and allows Choi to beat Billy to death. Afterward, Chang severs Choi's right forearm with his sword as punishment for allowing his daughter to be a prostitute in the first place.
Upon discovering Billy's death, Julian and his crew confront Choi, but Julian spares his life after hearing his version of the facts. Crystal, who is Julian and Billy's mother and boss of their family's criminal operations, arrives in Bangkok and demands that Julian kill the man responsible for his brother's death. Julian refuses, ultimately believing that Choi's revenge was justified. Crystal successfully orders Choi to be killed by a fighter in her sons' gym, upon which she learns of Chang's involvement in Billy's death. Crystal meets with a rival drug dealer named Byron and offers to cut him into her drug operation in exchange for a hit on Chang.
Meanwhile, Chang investigates Choi's murder and correctly concludes that Julian is not the killer. That evening, Julian brings Mai, a prostitute posing as his girlfriend, to meet Crystal at a restaurant. Crystal sees through the ruse, where she viciously insults Mai and belittles Julian's sexual dysfunction, demeaning him in comparison to his dead brother.
Two hitmen hired by Byron attempt to kill Chang with machine guns at a restaurant, causing the deaths of numerous customers and two of Chang's men. Chang shoots one of the assailants and captures the other, whom he also tortures for information. The hitman leads Chang to Li Po, who is revealed to have resorted to arranging hits to provide for his disabled son. Chang kills the hitman with his sword but chooses to spare Li Po. Chang then finds Byron in a club and graphically tortures him to death, seeking to learn who ordered the hit against him.
After recognizing Chang as the man from his visions and failing to follow him, Julian eventually finds Chang and challenges him to a fight at his boxing club. Chang easily defeats Julian, who cannot manage to land a single blow. Afterwards, Crystal tells Julian that Chang has figured out that she ordered the hit, and pleads with Julian to kill Chang. Crystal promises that after Julian eliminates Chang, they can go back home and she will be a true mother to him. Julian and his associate Charlie infiltrate Chang's home and plan to ambush him. Upon learning that Charlie was instructed by Crystal to execute the entire family, Julian kills Charlie before he can kill Chang's daughter.
Chang confronts Crystal in her hotel room, where she tells him about Julian's violent behaviour. Chang stabs Crystal in the throat. Later, Julian returns to the hotel and finds his mother's corpse, where he cuts open her abdomen and shoves his hand inside it. Julian later stands in a field with Chang, offering him his hands voluntarily so they can be severed with the same weapon that killed Crystal. Later, Chang performs a song in a karaoke club filled with fellow police officers.
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Only God Forgives
Only God Forgives is a 2013 action-thriller film written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and stars Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas and Vithaya Pansringarm. It was shot on location in Bangkok, Thailand, and as with the director's earlier film Drive, it was also dedicated to Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky. The surreal and neo-noir film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Only God Forgives premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival to polarized reviews from critics who praised its soundtrack, action sequences and Refn's traditional style, but was heavily criticised for its screenwriting and characterization.
Julian and Billy are brothers and American expatriates, who run a Muay Thai boxing club in Bangkok as a front for their drug dealing operations. One night, Billy goes looking for sex and visits a brothel, saying he wants a 14-year-old girl, but the brothel-keeper refuses. Enraged, Billy attacks him with a wine bottle and breaks into the room where the prostitutes are on display before attacking one of them. At another location, Billy violently assaults and kills an underage prostitute before being cornered by Thai police. Chang, who is a vigilante-type police lieutenant, brings the girl's father Choi to identify his daughter's body and allows Choi to beat Billy to death. Afterward, Chang severs Choi's right forearm with his sword as punishment for allowing his daughter to be a prostitute in the first place.
Upon discovering Billy's death, Julian and his crew confront Choi, but Julian spares his life after hearing his version of the facts. Crystal, who is Julian and Billy's mother and boss of their family's criminal operations, arrives in Bangkok and demands that Julian kill the man responsible for his brother's death. Julian refuses, ultimately believing that Choi's revenge was justified. Crystal successfully orders Choi to be killed by a fighter in her sons' gym, upon which she learns of Chang's involvement in Billy's death. Crystal meets with a rival drug dealer named Byron and offers to cut him into her drug operation in exchange for a hit on Chang.
Meanwhile, Chang investigates Choi's murder and correctly concludes that Julian is not the killer. That evening, Julian brings Mai, a prostitute posing as his girlfriend, to meet Crystal at a restaurant. Crystal sees through the ruse, where she viciously insults Mai and belittles Julian's sexual dysfunction, demeaning him in comparison to his dead brother.
Two hitmen hired by Byron attempt to kill Chang with machine guns at a restaurant, causing the deaths of numerous customers and two of Chang's men. Chang shoots one of the assailants and captures the other, whom he also tortures for information. The hitman leads Chang to Li Po, who is revealed to have resorted to arranging hits to provide for his disabled son. Chang kills the hitman with his sword but chooses to spare Li Po. Chang then finds Byron in a club and graphically tortures him to death, seeking to learn who ordered the hit against him.
After recognizing Chang as the man from his visions and failing to follow him, Julian eventually finds Chang and challenges him to a fight at his boxing club. Chang easily defeats Julian, who cannot manage to land a single blow. Afterwards, Crystal tells Julian that Chang has figured out that she ordered the hit, and pleads with Julian to kill Chang. Crystal promises that after Julian eliminates Chang, they can go back home and she will be a true mother to him. Julian and his associate Charlie infiltrate Chang's home and plan to ambush him. Upon learning that Charlie was instructed by Crystal to execute the entire family, Julian kills Charlie before he can kill Chang's daughter.
Chang confronts Crystal in her hotel room, where she tells him about Julian's violent behaviour. Chang stabs Crystal in the throat. Later, Julian returns to the hotel and finds his mother's corpse, where he cuts open her abdomen and shoves his hand inside it. Julian later stands in a field with Chang, offering him his hands voluntarily so they can be severed with the same weapon that killed Crystal. Later, Chang performs a song in a karaoke club filled with fellow police officers.