A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as The Place Beyond the Pines. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Like The Place Beyond the Pines, this one is rooted in grief, guilt, and longing. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions and class and money. The feel is the same: bleak, melancholic, slow burn, and escalating.
Like The Place Beyond the Pines, this one is rooted in grief, loyalty under pressure, and redemption. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions, poverty, and family duty. Both move the same way too, melancholic, escalating, and slow burn.
