Fresh from the Berlinale comes what Daily Greencine describes as "A streamlined Magnolia but far, far darker." There is a nice trailer on the official site which is more reminiscent of Fargo over Magnolia (and isn't that little soundtrack tweet a dead ringer of the RZA's "Ode to Oren Ishii"?). Greencine goes on with a capsule review:
"We begin following three trajectories: a filthy rich yet sharp and curious young bastard and his roommate, a middle-class teacher and a ferociously aggressive drunk. It's from the two ends of the economic spectrum that the greatest challenges to the audience arise. The drunk is the narrator, abusing us nastily and mercilessly; the rich kid gets his kicks playing expensive and cruel practical jokes that, unfortunately, are also pretty funny. Once these loose ends clash, it's Pia who winds them into knot as she tries to set things right. So does she? We'll never know, and I don't mind. I do know this: each trajectory is steered in a better direction."
Trailer [Embedded Quicktime, see link at top of page]
