The Nicola Valley Film Society’s latest offering, Tell No One, is sure to be a treat for foreign film buffs and newcomers alike.

Guillaume Canet’s contemporary thriller of Harlan Coben’s 2001 best seller is a visual and visceral treat.

The story, which involves murder and depravity in high places, is very twisted and layered, resulting in an ending that creates a vision of corruption and evil that resists tidy explanations.

The characters encompass a wide swath of Parisian society as we follow Alex (Francois Cluzet) as he tries to unravel the growing mystery around his beloved wife’s death.

On the eighth anniversary of Margot’s (Marie-Josee Croze) death, Alex, still numb with grief, is interrogated by the police after two bodies are unearthed near the site of her murder, along with a key to a safe deposit box that contains incriminating photos and a bloodstained weapon that connects him to Margot’s death.

Simultaneously, Alex begins receiving anonymous e-mail messages directing him to a webcam video of a woman who appears to be Margot, gazing anxiously into the camera.

An attached message warns: “Tell no one. They’re watching.”

He begins a desperate undercover search for the woman, suddenly believing Margot may still be alive.

“It was a huge hit in France when it came out and it is a very suspenseful and satisfying film,” says Cathy Starr of the Nicola Valley Film Society.

The film will be shown in French with English sub-titles and will start at 7:30 at the Civic Centre on January 18.

The next film showing will be on February 8 and will be the Japanese film , “Departures,” the 2009 academy award winner for best foreign film.