Lifelong friends on a remote island face darkly comic and bleak consequences when one abruptly ends their bond.
Melancholy and intimate, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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