If you loved Sway, try Under the Open Sky

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.

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Sway

2006 · dir. Miwa Nishikawa

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Both films are directed by Miwa Nishikawa, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Crime / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Sway, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Under the Open Sky is

You're an ex-con trying to rebuild in a society that judges you. But your quest to find a lost family member and stubborn nature clash with those trying to assist you. The film observes his struggles with a nuanced lens.

If you loved Sway, try Under the Open Sky

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What Under the Open Sky is

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