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The Forest of Love

Play trailer Poster for The Forest of Love 2019,  2h 31m,  Drama/ Horror/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A man uses his charisma to manipulate the people around him.
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The Forest of Love

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Critics Reviews

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David Ehrlich IndieWire Oct 14, 2019
B-
An exuberant psychosexual blood-feast made by the kind of movie-obsessed madman whose irrepressible life force can only be expressed through a camera lens. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Oct 11, 2019
3/4
There's something mesmerizing about the excess. Go to Full Review
Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography Aug 23, 2020
It might not be an easy watch, but it is a compelling and emotional powerful exploration of the darkness of the human being and his sexuality. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia Jun 29, 2020
7/10
It's a brutal thriller, full of gore and twisted characters, in which Sono establishes a kind of review of all his authorship and, at the same time, inspects the most sinister corners of human nature. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
James Marsh South China Morning Post Apr 30, 2020
3/5
The Forest of Love offers a dizzying kaleidoscope of outrageous imagery and tangled flashbacks that will reward attentive viewers but may just as easily prove insufferable to the uninitiated or ill-prepared. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Dec 7, 2019
B-
It's an ultra-violent thriller about uniformed teenage school girls, a suicide pact, wannabe filmmakers, artistic creation turning evil, a conman and, of course, a serial killer. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Sion Sono

Director

Kippei Shiina

Joe Murata

Kyoko Hinami

Taeko

Michael Shen

Joe Murata

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shin

Eri Kamataki

Mitsuko

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The Forest of Love

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Movie Info

Synopsis A man uses his charisma to manipulate the people around him.
Director
Sion Sono
Producer
Gustavo Borner
Screenwriter
Sion Sono
Production Co
Netflix
Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2019
Runtime
2h 31m
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