Underplayed Gems

Eureka (2000)

Eureka poster
Original title
ユリイカ
Directed by
Shinji Aoyama
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Japan
Runtime
3h 37m
Rated
15
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 101 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Three people survive a bus hijacking and struggle to reconnect with normal life. The film follows a bus driver and two children as they try to recover from the trauma by living together in a remote house.

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What happens

Eureka is a 2000 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shinji Aoyama. It stars Kōji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, and Masaru Miyazaki. It won the FIPRESCI Prize and Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in Japan on 20 January 2001. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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