Bashing (2005)

Original title

バッシング

Directed by

Masahiro Kobayashi

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman returns to Japan after being held hostage in Iraq. She faces harsh judgment and hostility from her community and family.

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What happens

Bashing (Japanese: バッシング, Hepburn: Basshingu) is a 2005 Japanese drama film directed and written by Masahiro Kobayashi. It premiered at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. Bashing went on to win special jury award at the Fajr Film Festival and won grand prize at Tokyo FILMeX. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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