Avalanche (1937)

- Directed by
- Kaneto Shindō
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Elsewhere
- IMDb

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How it feels
A family struggles with guilt and conflict after a tragic accident. The film follows their unraveling relationships under the weight of secrets and unspoken grief.
tensemelancholicbleaksomberatmosphericclaustrophobicslow-burnintrospective
What happens
Avalanche (Japanese: 雪崩, Hepburn: Nadare) is a 1952 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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