If you’re a fan of the anthology-style narrative and movies that wreck your day, you will want to turn on your neon light and watch Candela. Sometimes, you need a good gut punch.

An exotic Caribbean thriller.

The neon-soaked nighttime setting, though dark, is also crisply shot by the keen eye of Sauabh Monga and represents a character unto itself in both the film and the story.

Andrés Farías’ stylish, stunningly photographed (by cinematographer Saurabh Monga) neo noir gives LGBTQ and immigration twists to the noir tropes it honors, its approaching storm reminiscent of “Key Largo.”