Aki and Naoko are childhood friends who are drifting apart as adults. Immersed in her family life, Naoko now has a husband and daughter; Aki, on the other hand, remains single and is on leave from work due to a personal crisis. The plot might sound familiar but it has never been told like this. The director Kusano Natsuka stages the interactions through an actors’ table-read and, as the lines are repeated, the scenes gradually develop into on-location conversations. Moreover, she repositions the dramatic peak of the story to the beginning: Aki has murdered Naoko’s daughter.
In the Heart of the World
Drama, Crime
6.3
Half-Life
Drama, Science Fiction
5.2
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Split
Horror, Thriller
7.3
Oppenheimer
Drama, History
8.1
Avengers: Endgame
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
8.2
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Animation, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
8.4
Baby Driver
Action, Crime
7.4
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Adventure, Fantasy
7.7
Civil War
War, Action, Drama
6.9
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
7.8
Passengers
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
7.0
Black Panther
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
7.4
Alien: Romulus
Horror, Science Fiction
7.2
Poor Things
Science Fiction, Romance, Comedy
7.7
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Adventure, Fantasy
7.9
The Gentlemen
Action, Crime, Comedy
7.7
Tomb Raider
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
6.4
Lady Bird
Drama, Comedy
7.3
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Drama, War, History
7.8