Netherlands / Jan 24, 2019 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Aki and Naoko are childhood friends who are drifting apart as adults. Immersed in her family life, Naoko now has a husband and daughter; Aki, on the other hand, remains single and is on leave from work due to a personal crisis. The plot might sound familiar but it has never been told like this. The director Kusano Natsuka stages the interactions through an actors’ table-read and, as the lines are repeated, the scenes gradually develop into on-location conversations. Moreover, she repositions the dramatic peak of the story to the beginning: Aki has murdered Naoko’s daughter.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 王国(あるいはその家について) |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Aichi Arts Center |
| Release date | 24 gennaio 2019 |
| Production | Takashi Echigoya |
| Writer | Tomoyuki Takahashi |
| Editing | Natsuka Kusano, Keita Suzuo |
| Cinematography | Yasutaka Watanabe |
| Assistant directors | Wataru Hiranami, Natsuka Kusano |
| Camera operators | Yasutaka Watanabe |
| Additional photography | Yasutaka Watanabe |
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| Music | Hwang Young-Chang |
| Sound | Hwang Young-Chang |
| Budget | 150.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Japan / Feb 08, 2019 / Yebisu International Festival for Art and Alternative Visions
Syria / Jun 02, 2019 / Singapore International Festival of Arts
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