Her Private Hell

En mystisk tåke legger seg over en futuristisk metropol. I tåken skjuler det seg et vesen som dreper unge kvinner. En ung filmstjerne konfronterer sitt vanskelige forhold til faren, mens en amerikansk soldat leter etter datteren sin, overbevist om at hun holdes fanget i helvete. Dette er Nicolas Winding Refns nyeste film, og den inneholder alle hans signaturgrep – neonfarger, estetisert ekstremvold, en hypnotisk rytme, et fantastisk lydspor denne gangen av legenden Pino Donaggio og et nedstrippet plot som kanskje er mindre viktig enn alle de stilistiske grepene.

Filmen splittet publikum i Cannes, der den hadde verdenspremiere tidligere i år. Uansett hva man synes om filmen, går man neppe likegyldig ut av salen.

In English

A hypnotic, boundary-pushing thriller full of glamour, sex and violence.

A mysterious fog descends on a futuristic metropolis. Hidden within it is a creature that kills young women. A young film star confronts her difficult relationship with her father, while an American soldier searches for his daughter, convinced she is being held captive in hell. This is Nicolas Winding Refn's latest film, and it contains all his signature moves – neon colours, aestheticised extreme violence, a hypnotic rhythm, a superb score, this time by the legendary Pino Donaggio, and a stripped-down plot that is perhaps less important than the stylistic flourishes.

The film divided audiences in Cannes, where it had its world premiere earlier this year. Whatever you make of it, you are unlikely to leave the cinema indifferent.