World cinema

STILL THE WATER : JAPAN (2014)

Fiction - 119 minutes

Awards and prizes: Offical Selection Cannes Festival 2014

Director: Naomi Kawase

Screenplay: Naomi Kawase

Cast: Nijirô Murakami, Jun Yoshinaga, Miyuki Matsuda

Synopsis

On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. One night, Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoto will help him understand this mysterious discovery. Together, Kaito and Kyoto will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death and love.

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