The cinematography is wonderful. Really bleak settings are given depth. The acting is superb with subtle expressions and realistic fight and love scenes. The story is of oppression and so this hangs heavily throughout the film but the emotions of the main characters are very powerful and clear. There is love based on one night but such intense attraction and understanding from a lifetime of similar experiences so it feels like love really is the right word to use. This is a sad, violent but beautiful film.