Babel
2006USA★ 7.25 pt match
Both films sit with grief, guilt, and loss of innocence. They share the same lens on family wounds passed down and family duty. The feel is the same: bleak, haunting, slow burn, and escalating.
Confessions
告白
2010JapanLanguage: jaDirected by Tetsuya Nakashima★ 7.6
Available in English: subtitled
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
Themes and style
Tone
bleakdark comedyhauntingcold and detachedquietly devastating
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalescalating
Story
unravelingpursuit
Emotion
griefguiltloss of innocencerageshame
Themes
family wounds passed downcorrupt institutionsfamily dutymen and women navigating expectations
Feel
exhaustingcerebralgut punchquietly hauntingdiscussion starteremotionally wrecking
Violence
graphicWhere to watch
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