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The Millennial Rapture (2013)

The Millennial Rapture poster
Directed by
Kōji Wakamatsu
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan

How it feels

A young man in rural Japan commits a violent act and then reflects on his past and the people in his life. The film follows his memories and the consequences that follow.

meditativemelancholiccontemplativeslow-burnvisually starkintrospectivesomberatmospheric

What happens

The Millennial Rapture (Japanese: 千年の愉楽, romanized: Sennen no yuraku, lit. 'A Thousand Years of Delight') is a 2012 Japanese drama film co-written and directed by Kōji Wakamatsu. Based on a novel by Kenji Nakagami, it premiered in the Orizzonti competition at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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