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No Right Turn. Denmark 2009. Directed by David Noel Bourke

Cocaine dealer & cocaine addict pizza delivery guy Johnny is dating with Nina, but doesn't understand that her girlfriend is also a whore, while he's selling the drugs in the streets of Danish city. One night Nina is attacked by two men, but a girl called Monella passes by in a chance. Monella rescues Nina and so two women start a relationship and deep friendship.

Irish-born but Denmark based indie filmmaker David Noel Bourke is once again making a believable portrait of a sleazier side of life. The people of No Right Turn are not winners or heroes – but crooks, whores and weirdos. Still, Bourke is taking a time with the characters personalities so that you want to know, what happens to them. There is also a downside to choice of making No Right Turn into character-driven drama thriller: those expecting for action or twists, have to wait until the film is going on its last steps. In fact, there are some uninteresting and somewhat dull minutes here and there in the films first hour. But for the patient and film noir -friendly viewers, No Right Turn pays off quite nicely.

No Right Turn has many moments of unexceptional, even magical atmosphere. Often these scenes raise more questions than they can give answers. It can be frustrating for some, but making a viewer think about the characters and the plot itself – after hours of film's ending – is an achievement.

Besides David Noel Bourke's steady direction and precise editing, the main actors and actresses (Laura Bach, Sira Stampe, Tao Hildebrand and Lars Lippert) give a believable faces to complex charactes. And last but not least, No Right Turn contains stylish cinematography (Eric Witzgall), believable settings and nice sound design, making this one a true winner.