Four strangers' lives intertwine in a melancholy dance of intimate betrayals and shifting romantic desires.
Pulpy. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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Moderate sex and nudity, and some violence, about what an R should carry.
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The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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