If you loved The Girl from the Other Side, try The Girl from the Other Side

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 Satomi Maiya, Yutaro Kubo, and they both carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Animation / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Girl from the Other Side, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Girl from the Other Side is

*Pan's Labyrinth* without del Toro. A young girl orphaned in a divided land is adopted by a non-human guardian. The minimalist animation quietly carries a folk tale of contagion and companionship.

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