“Red Nights” is a thriller in which women rule, especially Carrie Ng, who gives one of her best performances in a long long time.

There are some Cantonese Opera scenes (with Stephen Wong as an opera actor), and there are some very brutal murders, and vicious S&M scenes (they’re quite original).

The main action takes place in Hong Kong; a contemporary movie, not a period piece.

The characters speak French, Cantonese and Mandarin.