directed by: Nicolas Pesce, year: 2018
actors: Mia Wasikowska, Christopher Abbott

Piercing (2018) is a stylish psychological thriller adapted from Ryū Murakami's novel. It follows a meticulous man who plans a brutal act, only to be drawn into a perilous confrontation with a cunning young woman who refuses to play by his rules. Nicolas Pesce overlays neon-noir visuals with taut, claustrophobic suspense, probing obsession, control, and the fragility of identity through a chilling, darkly comic lens.

Inner Demons, Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Neo Noir, Adaptation