If you loved Coup d'Etat, try Himiko

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

Theyboth carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Coup d'Etat, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Himiko is

A late 60s student radical decamps to Shinto archives to stage a coup of imperial myths. Celluloid montages collide with 1970s protest footage. History becomes performance art turned inside out.

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