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Berlin Drifters

2017·Movie
2h 3min·NR
54
MediocreGoodWatch score

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Good for thought-provoking · adults · solo watch

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Kôichi is a Japanese man living alone in Berlin. He has no job and hardly any friends. One night Kôichi meets Ryota at a bar which is also a sex club. Ryota came to Berlin to visit a German guy whom he had "met" on a dating app. His high hopes for romance (and marriage?) were quickly crushed since the German was only interested in sex, not even letting Ryota stay for the night. That is why Ryota ended up spending the night in the dark room of the sex club. Kôichi for some reason lets Ryota stay at his apartment. They have sex. Ryota goes out almost everyday to get laid by various local men and comes home to Kôichi's. Increasingly caught up with a strange feeling that is akin to but not quite frustration or curiosity (needless to say, it is not even close to love), Kôichi gradually gives himself up to sex with Ryota.
Queer MelodramaAtmospheric RealismEmotional DetachmentUrban AlienationSlow-Burn NarrativeIntimate EroticaPsychological IntrospectionCult Asian CinemaAmbiguous Relationships

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Is Berlin Drifters worth watching?

54
MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54 (IMDb 4.5).

Is Berlin Drifters plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (7 of 10) and pathos (5 of 10) more than on its plot.

Will I feel good after watching Berlin Drifters?

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Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for melancholy and 6 for bleakness, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is Berlin Drifters in English?

JapaneseEnglishGerman

No, it was made in Japanese, with some English and German.