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風切羽〜かざきりば〜 (2013)

風切羽〜かざきりば〜 poster
Country
Japan

How it feels

A high school girl carries deep emotional wounds from family abuse. She finds a place where she belongs when she meets a young man.

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What happens

『風切羽〜かざきりば〜』は、2013年6月22日公開の日本映画。監督は小澤雅人。 深刻な社会問題である児童虐待を題材に、家族から虐待されて心に深い傷を負った女子高生が、とある青年との出会いを通じて自分の居場所を見出す姿を描く。第14回全州国際映画祭インターナショナルコンペティション部門作品賞(ウソク賞)受賞作。 題名の「風切羽」は鳥が飛ぶ際に風を切る長くて強い羽毛で、ペットとして飼育する際に逃げないよう切除される。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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