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Lily Festival (2001)

Lily Festival poster
Original title
百合祭
Directed by
Sachi Hamano
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
3.1 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of older women in Japan explore their relationships and desires. The film shows their experiences with love and sexuality later in life.

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What happens

Lily Festival (百合祭, Yurisai) is a 2001 Japanese movie directed by Sachi Hamano, based on the novel Yurisai by Houko Momotani. The film focuses on the sexuality of older women and won the Jury Prize for "Best Feature - Lesbian" at the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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