A riveting and dreamlike portrait of the day in the life of a hopeless alcoholic, Has' debut feature is shaped by a Kafkaesque mood of paranoia and indifference. The bravura camerawork so prominent in Has' major works is already apparent in The Noose which brilliantly uses expressive cinematography to generate a profound feeling of claustrophobia and urban malaise.

A young boy yearns to buy an accordion in Has' early short film and showcase for the Surrealist-edged dream logic and image poetry that would define his major works. As in his latter works, objects carry the weight of unexplained, portentous symbols exerting a strong presence and at times uncanny tactility.