If you loved The Crimson Kimono, try Absence of Malice

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.

You already loved

Theyboth carry the cozy, neon soaked mood tags, and they sit in Crime / Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Crimson Kimono, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Absence of Malice is

Here's a film unafraid of newsprint. A reporter prints a story implicating an innocent businessman in a crime, triggering a chain of tragic events. The movie makes sure we understand newspaper ethics, if nothing else.

If you loved The Crimson Kimono, try Absence of Malice

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What Absence of Malice is

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If you loved The Crimson Kimono, try Absence of Malice

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