2020 · thriller · crime · drama
The Crimes That Bind
Directed by Sebastián Schindel1h 39m2020
When her son is accused of raping and trying to murder his ex-wife, Alicia embarks on a journey that will change her life forever.
Our read: The Crimes That Bind (2020) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded thriller · crime · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured thriller / crime, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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