Chloe Maayan

Continuing the recent trend of moody neo-noirs from mainland China, this tenebrous psychological thriller from director Wei Shujun follows a small-town detective into the mouth of madness. Stunningly shot on Super 16, Only the River Flows is a pungently atmospheric serial-killer procedural.

A noir-tinged story about a solitary man haunted by loss and regret. From director Bi Gan, the film was China's biggest arthouse hit of all time.