Strangers in a pharmaceutical trial navigate surreal, dreamlike worlds where dark humor meets intimate drama.
Dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Netflix.
Nothing past what a TV-MA promises: moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
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Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they're assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently. Things do not go as planned.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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