DRIVE

"A magnificent homage to US crime films from the late 1970s and '80s." - Screen International

Driver (Ryan Gosling) is good at what he does. A stunt driver by day, a getaway driver by night, he's aloof, unflappable and professional, with no other ties to this world. But when Driver falls for next-door neighbour Irene (Carey Mulligan; An Education, MIFF 2009) he finds himself reluctantly pulled into a job with her ex-con ex-husband (Oscar Isaac; Balibo, MIFF 2009), a doomed final heist he hopes will free them all.

A neo-noir heist film turned high-octane chase, Drive is Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn's (Bronson, MIFF 2009) exhilarating ode to the hyper-stylised action-exploitation films of the 1970s. Kinetic, violent, dripping with cool and boasting a killer cast that includes Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks, Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks, Drive is part nihilistic thriller, part guilty pleasure and all utter mayhem.

Winner of the Best Director award at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

"Combing a memorably gritty Ryan Gosling performance with the breakneck tempo of the getaway cars his character handles for hire, Refn churns out a hyperactive love letter to road rage with unapologetic glee. It's a total blast." - indieWIRE

D Nicholas Winding Refn P Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Gigi Pritzker, Michael Litvak, John Palermo S Hossein Amini Dist Pinnacle Films TD 35mm/2011