Placing ‘Exit 8’ in Conversation with C.S. Lewis

The new psychological horror film has much in common with The Great Divorce.

From Exit 8 / Alamy

IN THE FIRST scene of Genki Kawamura’s Exit 8, we meet a young man (Kazunari Ninomiya) headed to work on a crowded subway train. The man gets a shocking call from his ex-girlfriend. She’s pregnant, and they must decide what to do next. A dilemma emerges: Will the man go to the hospital to help his ex-girlfriend navigate their uncertain future, or will he ignore her and go to work?

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