Geekery: ‘The Wild Goose Lake’ Holds Many Secrets
While American cinema has left noir mainly to the past and the small screen, Asian studios are diving headfirst into the genre and creating some amazing films. Including this story of a gangster on the run that sacrifices everything. The story…
Fleeing from the law, gangster Zenong Zhou (Ge Hu) crosses paths with an innocent-looking woman named Aiai Liu (Lun-Mei Kwei). Unbeknownst to Zhou, she holds a significant secret. Zhou must then confront the limits of what he is willing to sacrifice both for this stranger and for the family he left behind. Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Yi’nan Diao.
The Wild Goose Lake is the follow up to director Yi’nan Diao’s award-winning neo-noir Black Coal, Thin Ice. It broke box office records in China last year, got rave reviews on the festival circuit, and was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or last year (Parasite took it home, which you should see if you haven’t).
It looks to me like something fans of Infernal Affairs, Memories of Murder, Chaser, and Chan-wook Park’s Vengeance Trilogy will enjoy.
The Wild Goose Lake arrives in US theaters on March 6th (with digital, DVD, and streaming on Film Movement Plus to follow) and on Mubi UK.
