Deep in the bone-chilling Arctic Tundra, two women – an enigmatic warrior (Michelle Yeoh) and her innocent companion–battle for survival against sub-zero temperatures, scarce food supplies and hostile soldiers. When a mysterious man (Sean Bean) is found collapsed near their camp, he’s nursed back to health and permitted to stay, but his presence creates an increasingly dark rift between the women that climaxes in a shockingly brutal act of vengeance. –www.mongrelmedia.com
Interesting genre meld. What starts as another arctic survival tale evolves into a story of first love, jealousy and winds up grand guignol horror in a way to do Dario Argento proud. I mean this as a compliment. Superior to his two previous films this marks Kapadia as one to watch. Beautifully shot and edited anchored by strong performances by the female leads.
