SoCal new movies, May 29-June 5: ‘Young Woman and the Sea,’ ‘Summer Camp,’ ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ and more

Major new releases, indie flicks, foreign films and art-house fare

Daisy Ridley in “Young Woman and the Sea” (Walt Disney Pictures)

Welcome to the latest edition of TV or Not TV’s curated guide to new and current releases screening in LA and OC this week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the Los Angeles Times’ Calendar.

Lights, camera and … action!

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• Starts Wednesday, May 29

‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ The son of the commandant at the notorious Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, whose family life was dramatized in the Oscar-winning 2023 drama “The Zone of Interest,” speaks his piece in Daniela Volker’s 2024 documentary. 110 mins. Rated PG-13. fathomevents.com

• Starts Thursday, May 30

‘The Hangman’ A father-son camping trip in Appalachia goes awry when a sinister cult summons a bloodthirsty creature in this 2024 terror tale. Bruce Wemple directs. 88 mins. Not Rated. epic-pictures.com

• Starts Friday, May 31

‘Coma’ A teenage girl falls under the sway of a mysterious online guru in Bertand Bonello’s 2022 live-action/animated thriller. With Louise Labeque. In French with English subtitles. 82 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com

‘The Companions’ A young couple has an eventful evening in Jose María Flores’ 2023 live-action short. In Spanish with English subtitles. 13 mins. Not Rated. laemmle.com

‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Viggo Mortensen directs and stars in this 2023 frontier-era tale about the romance between a Danish immigrant and a French Canadian woman in 19th-century San Francisco. With Vicky Krieps, Garret Dillahunt and Danny Huston. 129 mins. Rated R. thedeaddonthurt.com

‘Ezra’ A struggling stand-up comic and his young autistic son take a cross-country road trip in Tony Goldwyn’s 2024 drama. With Bobby Cannavale, William A. Fitzgerald, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Whoopi Goldberg, Rainn Wilson and Robert De Niro. 100 mins. Rated R. ezra.movie

‘Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle’ A Japanese high school volleyball team competes in a prestigious tournament in this 2024 animated tale from Susumu Mitsunaka. In Japanese with English subtitles. 85 mins. Rated PG-13. haikyumovie.com

‘Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes’ The trailblazing photographer known for his celebrity portraits, male nudes and fashion-industry work in the 1930s-50s is remembered in Sam Shahid’s 2023 documentary. 96 mins. Not Rated. landmarktheatres.com

‘In a Violent Nature’ Young people out hiking in the woods are menaced by a reanimated corpse seeking vengeance for a decades-old wrong in this 2024 horror thriller directed by Chris Nash. 94 mins. Not Rated. inaviolentnature.com

‘In Our Day’ A 40-something actress and an aging poet are each interviewed by different young people considering careers in the arts in writer-director Hong Sang-soo’s 2023 fable. In Korean and English with English subtitles. 83 mins. Not Rated. lumierecinemala.com, vidiotsfoundation.org