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River's Edge (2018)

River's Edge poster
Original title
リバーズ・エッジ
Directed by
Isao Yukisada
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
NC-17
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 52 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of high school students in Japan grapple with their personal traumas and hidden desires. The story follows their discovery of a dead body in a riverbed, which becomes a secret that bonds them together.

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What happens

River's Edge (リバーズ・エッジ) is a 2018 Japanese film directed by Isao Yukisada. It is based on the manga of the same title by Kyoko Okazaki. It was screened in the Panorama section at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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