Films like City on the River (Pilsēta pie upes).

City on the River (Pilsēta pie upes) (2020) reads as Heavy, measured, measured drama / mystery, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Summit (2017) (2017) poster
1. The Summit2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Dry (2020) poster
2. The Dry2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Balance (2020) poster
3. A Balance2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Stranger (2022) (2022) poster
4. The Stranger2022

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Razzia (2017) poster
5. Razzia2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Santosh (2024) poster
6. Santosh2024

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Apprentice (2016) poster
7. Apprentice2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Ballad of a White Cow (2020) poster
8. Ballad of a White Cow2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Plague (2018) poster
9. The Plague2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

No Date, No Signature (2017) poster
10. No Date, No Signature2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Digger (2020) poster
11. Digger2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

A Respectable Family (2012) poster
12. A Respectable Family2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the patient, unhurried pace — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

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