Release Date: March 21st, 2008
DVD Release Date: June 3rd, 2008
R|1 hr 33 min
Plot Summary
A sordid and complex series of events unfolds when an ex-prostitute (Asia Argento) becomes involved with a couple in Hong Kong.
Cast: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Carl Ng, Kelly Lin Hsi-Lei, Joana Preiss, Alex Descas, Kim Gordon
Director: Olivier Assayas
Genres: Thriller
Distributors: Magnolia Pictures
Seriously flawed and not for every taste, the film was shot quickly and on the cheap, and is driven by Argento's slurred, scratchy voice and Bette Davis eyes. show more
This is very much a French intellectual cineaste's idea of a B thriller, and hence is as far from innocent in its genre as you can get. Which is not to say that Assayas deals in bad faith. show more
Call it a victory of conviction over substance, but when Argento is onscreen, you look at her - not because she's good, but because she's there in a way nobody else is. show more
