Based on the novel by Japanese author Kei Oishi, this stunningly realised Irish production draws you down into the disturbed mind of Ian (Robert de Hoog) whose consuming obsession with death and the dead is mesmerising.
His undertakings as a suicide assistant and lapses of necrophilia are done with a tenderness that defers judgement, providing complexity to the most morbid themes of the film. Its bleakness, while requiring stamina, is captivating and poignant. Not a first-date movie. Best followed by a double whiskey. ★★★★
- Starts May 22
