Noirvember

A mobster on an agonizing escape-run leaves a trail of blood all over modern-day China. An impressive neon noir thriller from the award-winning director of “Black Coal, Thin Ice”, that immerses us in a colorful darkness full of twists and riveting action scenes shot with intense precision. — When Zhou Zenong, the leader of a small local mafia, accidentally kills a police officer, he becomes an outlaw overnight. He is thus forced to escape from both the police and the dangerous gangsters who hunt him for the reward. He hides in China's densely populated (and deeply divided) province of Wuhan, where he becomes entangled with a beautiful, enigmatic woman, who has mysterious intentions. — Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 2019 Official Selection | San Sebastian International Film Festival | 2019

A stolen bag of money drives this gangster noir set in a city in southern China, which Liu Jian, a trained painter, spent three years drawing almost entirely by himself. The China he draws is the real one, the one people live in every day. — When a bag full of money goes missing in a small city in southern China, all kinds of people set out to find it. They’re strangers to one another and want completely different things from life, but their paths begin to cross. One chance event triggers the next, and the night ends in blood. — Official Selection | Berlin International Film Festival | 2017

Before "Zodiac", there was Bong Joon-ho's "Memories of Murder". The 4 Oscar winning director of "Parasites" captures the true story of Korea's first serial killer murders, as two detectives follow the murderer's trail. One of the top Korean movies of all time. — In 1986, two unsuspecting detectives take on the case of a double murder in a South Korean province. But when the killer strikes several times again, detectives realize they're on the hunt for the country's first recorded serial killer. Based only on their instinct and skills, the two detectives attempt to solve the puzzle by combining the evidence at their disposal, in a thriller based on true events. Oscar winner Bong Joon-Ho's first collaboration with the star of "Parasites", Song Kang-ho. — Best Director | San Sebastián International Film Festival | 2003 Best New Director | San Sebastián International Film Festival | 2003

Originally drawing from the cinema of Yannis Economides, Fokion Bogris soon develops his story by following his own unique path, and provides us with one of the finest samples of fresh Greek cinema, with noir references and remarkable realism in the depiction of his world. — Vaggelis, a remnant of the rave generation, gets by selling weed. He would like a steady job with no risks. Petros, a thug from the southern suburbs. He wants respect and a family. Katerina, unwittingly, brings them under the same roof. — Best Supporting Actor Award (Stathis Stamoulakatos) | Hellenic Film Academy | 2021