If you loved The Sweet Hereafter, try Exotica
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 Atom Egoyan, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Sweet Hereafter, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Exotica is
Tax auditor stalks stripper in Toronto’s Exotica. Eric, her ex MC, runs the club but can’t let go while the owner sleeps with Thomas the pet-shop man. Egoyan’s observational chamber piece hums with quiet, pained precision.

