Mogari no mori
The Mourning Forest
Year: 2007
Country: Japan, France
Director: Naomi Kawase
Cast: Shigeki Uda, Machiko Ono, Kanako Masuda, Yôichirô Saitô, Yûsei Yamamoto
Genre: drama
Runtime: 97 min.
Age: 18+
Country: Japan, France
Director: Naomi Kawase
Cast: Shigeki Uda, Machiko Ono, Kanako Masuda, Yôichirô Saitô, Yûsei Yamamoto
Genre: drama
Runtime: 97 min.
Age: 18+
A care-giver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for a drive to the country, but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two-day journey.
Awards & Festivals:
Cannes Film Festival – Grand Prize of the Jury
Mainichi Film Concours – Best Cinematography
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Netpac Award
International Cinematographers' Film Festival Manaki Brothers – participation
