The city of betrayal (2016)

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	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Miura Daisuke
	Actors: Ikematsu Sosuke, Terajima Shinobu
	Country: J
	Genre: Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 22.04.2017, Teatro Nuovo, FEFF2017, Japanese with English subtitles
Synopsis: Yuichi (Ikematsu) lives with his girlfriend but does not work and goof around lazy. Tomoko (Shinobu) is a bored housewife. Yuichi and Tomoko meet through an online dating website. Although age difference and remorse they start a passionate affair.
Review: The movie is based on two persons dating on a platform with the goal of betrayal. Not a natural betrayal due to the arrival of somebody new in one's life but because of the boredom of the relationship. The two main characters live their betrayal with sometimes a guilty conscience. But the whole movie shows that one betrays with emotions or not and that all types of people betray. In that sense, it gives a very pessimistic view where everyone in town betrays his or her partner. Well, whether it is reality or not... The acting is correct and even quite authentic. The dilemma and confusion brought that their goal to betray is well expressed in some scenes, like when they meet in the street. But in general it is quite flat.
Rating: 4 /10