Movie

Love and Lies

2017 · 110 min

A bittersweet teen romance where a government decree turns first love into a quiet, fraught choice.

Overview: The Japanese government carries out a program to increase the birth rate in the country. Their program analyzes gene information from its residents and selects a marriage partner for them. Aoi Nisaka is a high school student. She is in a love triangle with childhood friend Yuto Shiba and Sosuke Takachiho. Sosuke Takachiho is appointed by the government to become her husband.
How it feels: Romantic, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, identity, fate, freedom
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
fate
freedom
family
Places: school
big city
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild