Review of Penance (2014) by Simon Abrams for Village Voice — 11 Nov 2014
While it doesn't cohere into anything more substantial than a collection of self-loathing anxieties, Japanese teledrama Penance is effectively unnerving on a scene-for-scene basis thanks to writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's preference for ambience over character-driven drama.
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This review of Penance (2014) was written by Simon Abrams and published by Village Voice on 11 Nov 2014.
Penance has generally received mixed reviews.
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