Watch at Home 10.18.2024

Green Night

Directed by Han Shuai
Film Movement
2023
92 Minutes
Hong Kong
Korean, Mandarin
Drama, LGBTQIA2S+, Asian
Not Rated

Trapped in a cycle of oppression, Chinese immigrant Jin Xia (Fan Bingbing) works in customs at South Korea's Incheon Airport, where she encounters a mysterious green-haired girl (Lee Joo-young) acting suspiciously at the security checkpoint. Overcome by the unspoken attraction between them, she takes the enigmatic stranger home only to uncover her involvement in a deadly drug trafficking ring. After the two end up killing Xia's abusive husband, the pair go on the run, but when Xia returns to the crime scene to retrieve the drugs the green-haired girl left behind, their plans for finding freedom together take a dangerous turn.

“Thelma & Louise meets Blue is the Warmest Color” in Han Shuai's female-led, neo-noir thriller, which features international megastar Fan Bingbing in a daring performance that “ranks as one of the most rugged in her career” (South China Morning Post).

Director & Cast

  • Director: Han Shuai
  • Starring: Fan Bingbing
  • Starring: Lee Joo Young
  • Starring: Kim Yeong-ho

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Reviews

  • "Shot in a tense but highly controlled style, “Green Night” has an unusual frankness about violence, freedom and personal choices that rises above the normal thriller cliché. It's an outstanding experience."
    Sarah Manvel, Critic's Notebook
  • "Fan's performance certainly ranks as one of the most rugged in her career...."
    Clarence Tsui, South China Morning Post
  • "Green Night is a thrilling masterpiece. Fan Bingbing and Lee Joo-young are perfect and play off each other naturally. As the tensions ramp up, audiences will be on the edge of their seat...."
    Bobby LePire, Film Threat
  • "There’s visual nourishment aplenty...in a film jointly shot by Beijing-based Belgian cinematographer Matthias Delvaux and Kim Hyun-seok, whose DoP credits include Lee Chang-dong’s Poetry. "
    Lee Marshall, Screen Daily
  • "Green Night is a beautifully lit neo(n)-noir, tracking two women’s wild dash from the forces of patriarchy to find their inner ‘shameless bitch’. It is a fascinating character study... and wears its feminism proudly on its sleeve. Just great."
    Anton Bitel, Projected Figures
  • "An ideal entry point into Chinese cinema that’s modern and empathetic…an engaging, engrossing noir...."
    Eddie Harrison, film-authority.com
  • "Both Fan Bingbing and Lee Joo-young are great in their roles...."
    Olga Artemyeva, ScreenAnarchy
Nominated
Panorama Audience Award
Berlin Int'l. Film Festival
Nominated
Teddy Award
Berlin Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
Busan Int'l. Film Festival