If you loved Essential Killing, try Son of Saul

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 dread mood tag, and they sit in Thriller / War territory. If that's the register that drew you to Essential Killing, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Son of Saul is

Auschwitz, 1944, crematorium doors. A prisoner stands amidst the chaos, a boy's body among the many. László Nemes shoots with unflinching intimacy.

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