Movie

The Sting of Death

1990 · 115 min

A slow, suffocating descent into a marriage's quiet warfare, leaving you uneasy and drained long after it ends.

Overview: Miho and Toshio, putting their children and household at stake, duel for control in their degrading, middle-aged marriage.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Betrayal, obsession, family, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
obsession
family
identity
isolation
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild