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Films like Kaos.

Kaos (1984) reads as Sombre, steady, measured drama / anthology, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, 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 Journey of a Young Composer (1985) poster
1. The Journey of a Young Composer1985

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

Assa (1987) poster
2. Assa1987

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

Stilts (1984) poster
3. Stilts1984

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

Half of Heaven (1986) poster
4. Half of Heaven1986

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

Mauvais Sang (1986) poster
5. Mauvais Sang1986

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

Tent of Miracles (1977) poster
6. Tent of Miracles1977

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

Sweet Hours (1982) poster
7. Sweet Hours1982

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Babylon XX (1979) poster
8. Babylon XX1979

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Jom (1981) poster
9. Jom1981

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

Cairo as Seen by Chahine (1991) poster
10. Cairo as Seen by Chahine1991

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Walls (1990) poster
11. Walls1990

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Tailor from Ulm (1978) poster
12. The Tailor from Ulm1978

Keeps the patient, unhurried pace and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Kaos’s neighbours — where are yours?

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