If you loved The Long Darkness, try The Sea and Poison

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 Kei Kumai, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Long Darkness, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The Sea and Poison is

You assist doctors at a Japanese hospital during wartime. But resources dwindle and desperation mounts. Then superiors task you with a horrifying procedure on downed enemy pilots. Kumai's stark study of wartime ethics earned awards. It lingers on the banality of the unthinkable.

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