Black Coal, Thin Ice

Obviously, different people like different shit, still the jury's decision about which film in competition goes home with the Golden Bear for Best Film surprised me more than once in the past. This year though the jury of the Berlinale couldn't have picked a more worthy winner then Diao Yinan's “Black Coal, Thin Ice“.
Captured in stunning visuals, it's a Chinese mainland murder mystery meets serial killer flick meets neo-noir thriller meets hallucinogenic love story meets dark comment on the society of today's China. Check the first teaser below. (Forty)