What Remains

"It seems like everyone involved with 'What Remains' wanted to see how far they could go in making a murder mystery so miserablist; it’s almost fascinating watching how dour, dismal, and depressing this thing gets (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)" 

"Using non-linear storytelling, and the sharp eye of cinematographer Ralph Linhardt, 'What Remains' eschews the easy answers of simple movies and takes the audience on a painful ride" 

"'What Remains' sputters, lacking any of the sensational twists to allow itself to sink into enjoyable pulp" 

"Centred on an alleged serial killer forced to delve into his murky past, the film by Chinese artist Ran Huang gracefully shows the dark side of humanity" 

"I wanted to like this movie a lot more than I ultimately did. It’s just over two hours and that is way too much. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)" 

"Huang's direction is restrained, taking an elliptical, almost art-cinema approach... This works brilliantly for the first hour, then less so as the film and the case lose focus (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)" 

"[Gustaf's] performance is fantastically well-modulated, but the film's obliqueness underserves it (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"