Time seems to have stood still under the roof shared by a father who has left his television career behind, a heroin-addicted mother, and children lost in the cycle of domestic violence. In this dark comedy, Takashi Miike brings to the screen the very depths of a decaying marriage buried in suburban silence. The stranger who knocks on their door is a strange catalyst seeping into this twisted order from the outside. The family’s internal cycle of violence and perversion shifts into a strange equilibrium with the presence of this mysterious guest. Every moment of silence echoing within the house’s walls serves as a reminder of just how fragile normality truly is.

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