If you loved A Day Off, try The Road to Sampo

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Lee Man-hee, and they both carry the bittersweet, outsider, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to A Day Off, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

bittersweetoutsiderslow burn

What The Road to Sampo is

Easy Rider meets The Grapes of Wrath. A young laborer and a middle-aged man team up to find a runaway waitress. It delivers a poignant 70s road trip.

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