China Sea

A heavy, quietly bruising character study that lingers in grim spaces and asks you to sit with a man wrestling his own worst instincts.

Directed by

Jurgis Matulevičius

Genres

Drama

Starring

Marius Repšys, Severija Janušauskaitė, Jag Huang

Overview

Champion fighter Osvald is banned from competing after injuring a girl in a street fight. Stranded in his bleak Lithuanian hometown, he takes refuge in a run-down Taiwanese restaurant owned by his only friend, Ju-Long. Court-ordered therapy leads him to Skaistė, a woman who offers a glimpse of a life he's never known. But as Osvald clings to this fragile hope, his violent past resurfaces, forcing him to choose between redemption and self-destruction.

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Redemption, violence, trauma, isolation

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.

Note

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