This French Noir thriller is true black and white. While watching the trailer may remind you of Sin City, this flick uses no grey tones - just good ol’ on/off pixels.

The filmmakers originally produced a 4-minute short film using the technique and shopped it around with investors. The money poured in and allowed them to hire on architects and urban planners as visual consultants.

Set in 2054 Paris, the story revolves around the kidnapping of a young and brilliant researcher. US distributor Miramax opted against sub-titles (lazy Americans) and is having the film dubbed in English. Hopefully those mouths match up better than Pokemon cartoons.

Renaissance opens in the U.S. on Sept. 22.

View the Trailer

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