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ACACIA (2010)

ACACIA poster
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan

How it feels

An elderly former professional wrestler living a quiet life in a housing complex meets a boy abandoned by his mother. They form a fatherly bond, and together they try to reunite the boy with his father while also helping the old man reconnect with his ex-wife.

slow-burnmelancholictenderbittersweetgentleemotionally restrainedquiet

What happens

『ACACIA』(アカシア)は、2008年制作、2010年6月12日公開の日本映画。第22回東京国際映画祭コンペティション部門公式出品作品。 片田舎の団地でひっそりと余生を送っていた元悪役覆面レスラーの大魔神。そんな彼の前に母親に置き去りにされた少年タクロウと出会い、やがて親子のようにお互いに絆を深めていった。 そして現実に向き合う勇気を手に入れるため、大魔神はタクロウを父親に、タクロウは大魔神の前妻に、お互いに引き合わせようとするのであった……。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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