Only God Forgives

Time to meet the Devil.
Only God Forgives (2013)
Timing: 1:29 (89 min)
5.8/10
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Budget
$4 800 000
Revenue
$10 635 126
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Producer
Vincent Maraval, Lene Borglum, Sidonie Dumas, Jessica Ask, Jacob Jarek, Hanne Palmquist, Ryan Gosling, Tom Quinn, Brahim Chioua, Jason Janego
Operator
Larry Smith
Composer
Artist
Beth Mickle, Surasak Tapana
Audition
Des Hamilton, Raweeporn 'Non' Srimonju
Editing
Matthew Newman
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Short description

In Bangkok, Julian runs a Thai boxing club that serves as a front for the drug business of his family's criminal organization. His mother Crystal, who heads the organization from the United States, arrives in the city after the death of Julian's brother Billy, determined to see those responsible punished. She orders Julian to track down and kill the person behind the killing, setting him on a collision with a retired police officer named Chang.

Nicolas Winding Refn directed and wrote the film, which followed Drive in the sequence of his features and reunited him with Ryan Gosling, who plays Julian. Kristin Scott Thomas appears as Crystal, Vithaya Pansringarm as Chang, and Rhatha Phongam as Mai. The production, mounted for about 5 million dollars, went on to take roughly twice that amount worldwide across its Danish, American, French and Swedish backing.

On IMDb the film holds a rating of 5.7 from a large body of votes, while on TMDB it stands at 5.8 from a much smaller sample. A critics' rating of 5.3 from 170 reviews places it slightly below both audience scores. The film runs 89 minutes.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The scenes were filmed in chronological order and edited each day after shooting.
  • Nicolas Winding Refn admitted that he was inspired by the works of Gaspar Noé when filming this movie. The latter was spotted on the set in Bangkok and received special thanks in the end credits.
  • This is the second film by Nicolas Winding Refn dedicated to Alejandro Jodorowsky (the first being "Drive" (2011)).
  • The idea for the film came to the director when his wife was pregnant with their second daughter. He felt anger and wanted to release it. Thus, he transferred his anxieties onto the image of a determined hero ready to enter an unequal fight.
  • The main character was initially British, but after a script change, he became American.

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