Underplayed Gems

The Forest of Love (2019)

The Forest of Love poster
Original title
愛なき森で叫べ
Directed by
Sion Sono
Genre
crime film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 173 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of young filmmakers fall under the influence of a charismatic and manipulative man. He leads them into a series of increasingly violent and cruel acts, inspired by real-life serial murders.

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What happens

The Forest of Love (Japanese: 愛なき森で叫べ, romanized: Ainaki Mori de Sakebe, lit. 'Scream in the Loveless Forest') is a Japanese crime-thriller film by Sion Sono. The film was inspired by the murders, torture and extortion committed in Kyushu, Japan from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s by convicted serial killer Futoshi Matsunaga. The film premiered on October 11, 2019, on Netflix. An extended cut 7-episode limited series version titled The Forest of Love: Deep Cut was also released. The film and series stars Kippei Shiina, Kyoko Hinami and Shinnosuke Mitsushima. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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