It’s gorier and bloodier than most horror movies as everyone’s favourite inarticulate Vietnam vet and one-man army lays waste to what must be half the corrupt Burmese army as they slaughter villagers in the search for Karen rebels.

We looked forward to the chance to get some insights into what it all means when we spoke to the director from his native Copenhagen, but he proved as evasive and reclusive as his films, as the following interview shows. Hopefully, we’re left thinking, Refn knows what he’s doing.

The surprisingly gore-free Dead Ringers (from headtrip-helmer David Cronenberg) tries to get too psychological, and while the idea is typically bizarre Cronenberg highbrow horror, the execution is a long winded mess.