2019 · thriller
Strange but True
Directed by Rowan Athale1h 36m2019
A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.
Our read: Strange but True (2019) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded thriller entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
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