A bittersweet love story unfolds over two decades, revisiting two souls on the same day each year.
Melancholy and romantic. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 26, 2026.
Heads up on moderate sex and nudity. That is past what the PG-13 on the box suggests. Beyond that, some strong language and no real violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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