Only God Forgives (2013)

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn · Cinematography by Larry Smith

R90 min57 frames

DramaThrillerCrime

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What is Only God Forgives about?

Julian, who runs a Thai boxing club as a front organization for his family's drug smuggling operation, is forced by his mother Crystal to find and kill the individual responsible for his brother's recent death.

Only God Forgives is a 2013 action-thriller film written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and stars Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas and Vithaya Pansringarm. It was shot on location in Bangkok, Thailand, and as with the director's earlier film Drive, it was dedicated to Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky. The surreal and neo-noir film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

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What does the cinematography of Only God Forgives look like?

Across 57 sampled frames, Only God Forgives builds its coverage from medium shots (47% of the sample), with wide compositions (26%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Larry Smith keeps 70% of it in soft, low-key light. 75% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk.

What is the color palette of Only God Forgives?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Only God Forgives (2013) are #070505, #2f0a08, #ff0000, #8b0405, #302f2b, #fafafa — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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