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Forêt Debussy (2016)

Forêt Debussy poster
Original title
德布西森林
Directed by
Cheng-Chui Kuo
Genre
drama film
Country
Taiwan
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A mother brings her daughter to a remote mountain forest to heal from a traumatic event. The two women live in isolation as they try to reconnect with each other and with nature.

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What happens

Forêt Debussy (Chinese: 德布西森林) is a 2016 Taiwanese drama film written and directed by Kuo Cheng-chui. Starring Gwei Lun-mei and Lu Yi-ching, the film is about a mother who takes her daughter away from the city to the mountains to help her recover from a traumatic past. Forêt Debussy world premiered at the 2016 Kaohsiung Film Festival, and was released in theaters on 28 October 2016. The film's title refers to French composer Claude Debussy, whose compositions were notably inspired by nature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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