This is the best film I saw at NYAFF. Even if this wasn't a weak year at NYAFF this would still be one of the best films at this fest (and many others as well)
The film is the story of a police detective sucked into the bad old times of the White Terror after the leads in a marketplace murder lead into unexpected places.
This film is riviting. Its a slow burn and complicated (in the right sort of a way) thriller that grabs you early on and makes you want to see where it goes. It's also a film that doesn't dumb anything down and trusts it's audience.
This film is light years ahead of even the recent thrillers from Hollywood.
I fell hard for this film. I was running out of stamina after a long series of not very good films when I put this film on. I was thinking I was going to bail on the film somewhere into the film (I've done that with too many films recently). Because I expected not to like the film I didn't think the almost three hour run time was going to matter... It did matter because I was so locked and loaded into the film I got to bed several hours after my normal bed time.
This is a great film and a unheralded gem
Highly recommended.
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