Two seasons. Two strangers. One gorgeously awkward conversation about drowning in plain sight.
In summer, Nagisa and Natsuo meet by the sea. Their vacant gazes reflect each other as they exchange awkward words and wade into the rain-drenched ocean. In winter, Li, a screenwriter, travels to a snow-covered village. There, she finds a guesthouse run by Benzo.
Direction
Miyake's patient, unblinking observation of social awkwardness.
Cinematography
Sea foam and snowfall as emotional weather systems.
Acting
Shim Eun-kyung's screenwriter carrying unwritten trauma in her shoulders.
Director
Sho Miyake
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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