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Greetings from Fukushima (2016)

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Original title
Grüße aus Fukushima
Directed by
Doris Dörrie
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
12
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young German woman travels to the Fukushima region in Japan to volunteer after the nuclear disaster. She forms an unexpected bond with an elderly woman who refuses to leave her home.

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What happens

Greetings from Fukushima (German: Grüße aus Fukushima, also known as Fukushima, mon Amour) is a 2016 German drama film directed by Doris Dörrie. It has been selected to be shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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