The director's ambition is very big, different nationalities, different cultures, religions, revolutions, and even Chernobyl are all included. But it is very restrained to do it lightly, and everything is dealt with as idle strokes. This is the strength of European cinema. Much like a hermit in ancient China, who seems to be casually brewing a pot of tea in the mountains, in fact, every piece of tea is concerned about the ups and downs of the government and the public. What is wonderful and memorable are the details and the people who have passed by: the old owner of the German bookstore in Turkey, the child who used a gun as a toy, the singing of the young singer who died of cancer in Chernobyl... I am a little disappointed Everything is great. I don't understand why the director made a story he told so smoothly into a syllogism, especially in this day and age where syllogisms are no longer good enough. The great thing about this story is that it is very similar to life, with no rules, no surprises, many surprises, many branches, and finally I don’t know where to go. The director was probably afraid of being criticized for being too loose and unintelligible, so he cut it into three parts. Well, we knew early on that Yate was going to die, we knew early on that the story of Yate’s daughter was going to be told and Lot was going to die, and then we guessed that the child was going to shoot. The shock was greatly reduced, and it was really disappointing. There is also the ending, which is indeed too "harmonious" as a buddy in the comment said. The understanding of the two couples developed unnaturally and was not abrupt, because the director's intention was seen early, but it was just unnatural. (I remembered "Miryang" for some reason while watching the movie.) Even so, it is still a moving movie. The best part is the title. "On the other side of life", in fact, everyone gets the same hole card with death written on it, no exceptions. So the director asked us to understand each other.
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