No Right Turn
| No Right Turn | |
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| Directed by | David Noel Bourke |
| Written by | David Noel Bourke |
| Produced by | LEP Studios Supersonic-Duckling APS Fridthjof Film Axis Mundi Studios Zentropa |
| Starring | Sira Stampe Laura Bach Tao Hildebrand Lars Lippert Mads koudal |
| Cinematography | Eric Witzgall |
| Music by | Jacob Moth |
| Distributed by | Lono Entertainment (US/Canada) Another World Entertainment (Denmark) Njuta films (Sweden) |
Running time | 91 mins |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | English |
No Right Turn is a Danish independent erotic thriller film directed by David Noel Bourke. It stars Laura Bach, Sira Stampe, Tao Hildebrand and Lars Lippert.
It officially premiered at Denmark's prestigious CPH:PIX [1] Film Festival in 2009 where it showcased in the new Danish talent category.[2]
California based company Lono Entertainment,[3] officially released the DVD in North America and Canada.[4] It has also been released in Denmark via Another World Entertainment [5] and in Sweden via Njuta Films.[6]
Movie Plot
[edit]Nina is the voluptuously alluring girlfriend of Johnny, a charming but delusional crook. To escape from her life with Johnny she casually sleeps with an old friend, Teddy. One night after an argument with Johnny, she storms home where she is abducted by a pair of thugs but is rescued by a beautiful and timid girl, Monella. Together Nina and Monella begin an erotic and passionate relationship that leads to a plot to steal Johnny's drug stash hidden in a safety deposit box. But nothing goes as planned and the two beautiful women get caught up in a lethally twisted tale of revenge and betrayal that send all four characters to their dark destiny.
Background and themes
[edit]After No Right Turn officially premiered at the CPH:PIX film festival 2009.[7]
The Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende described it as a breath of fresh air in the Danish film industry.[8]
International reviews were also positive, with UK's critic MJ Simpson stating it is A clever, tightly honed script combines with assured direction and a central quartet of excellent performances make No Right Turn a real joy to watch.[9][10]
The film was produced with a small cast and crew.[11] No Right Turn is a character-based dreamy movie[12] blending film noir, pulp, crime and fantasy.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Home". cphpix.dk.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Lono". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "NO RIGHT TURN, the feature film - THE OFFICIAL SITE". Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Another World Entertainment".
- ^ "Filmserier – trilogier – och filmatisering av böcker – Njut av populära filmer". 10 July 2022.
- ^ "CPH Pix". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Fornøjelig forvirring". 14 April 2010.
- ^ No right turn mjsimpson.co.uk [dead link]
- ^ "NO RIGHT TURN - Hottest News". www.lastexitproductions.dk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008.
- ^ "Interview with David Noel Bourke, Director of No Right Turn - Late Film". Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "No right turn". www.synergy-magazine.com. [dead link]
- ^ No right turn review jadedviewer.com June 2009 [dead link]