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Ambiguous (2003)
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Original name: 猥褻ネット集団 いかせて！！
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
Ambiguous is a 2003 Japanese Pink film directed by Toshiya Ueno. It was chosen as Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Five suicidal people meet on the Internet and form a 'suicide group'. They all have reasons for which they want to terminate their lives. They arrange to meet at one of the member's homes to spend their last hours together. One of the women hastily kills herself in front of the others. The remaining four members decide to deal with their problems and live. Based loosely on an actual account that took place in Japan. Life, sex and redemption. Ambiguous also stars Nikki Sasaki (Nurse Sisters, Cuffs). Pink Cinema at its darkest...
Style:
bleak, dark drama, tense, controversial, reflective, tragic, pink cinema
Plot:
suicide, loneliness, desperation, mental illness, isolation, self harm, character study, mature, existentialism, confession, regret, intimate, ethical dilemma, nihilism, slice of life, porn star, sex, sex scene, death, murder, domestic violence, bondage, suicide attempt, change of heart, pink film ...
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