Movie

Asleep

2015 · 91 min

A quiet, drifting experience of grief and intimacy, where long silences and sleep blur the line between escape and despair.

Overview: Terako is a young woman without a job. She has an affair with Iwanaga who is married. His wife is in a coma. One day, Terako's friend kills herself. After that, Terako sleeps all day long and wakes up only when Iwanaga calls her.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, earnest and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, love, loneliness
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
love
loneliness
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild