Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Her Private Hell’ Ignites Fantasia’s 30th Edition as Hot Global Genre Titles Get Set to Stoke or Take Over the Mainstream

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Nicolas Winding Refn's 'Her Private Hell' still courtesy Elevation Pictures

They’re back! The annual rampage of genre filmmakers, industry, and fans through the cinemas and social hubs of Montreal has begun, as the Fantasia International Film Festival opens its 30th edition on July 16 with Nicolas Winding Refn receiving the Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award before hosting the Canadian premiere of his sumptuously visceral, trope-defying thrill ride “Her Private Hell,” a Neon titl.

Refn emerged on the scene in 1996 with his influential feature debut “Pusher,” marking Mads Mikkelsen’s first big screen role, and ‘Pusher 3” had its North American premiere at Fantasia in 2006. His new feature, his first in a decade, hits North American big screens July 24.

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