A melancholy, gritty romance unfolds between mismatched lovers in atmospheric, post-war Eastern Europe.
Romantic. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Prime Video.
Moderate sex and nudity, and some violence, about what an R should carry.
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A man and a woman meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatally mismatched and yet drawn to each other.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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