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Radiance (2017)

Radiance poster
Original title
Directed by
Naomi Kawase
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
France, Japan
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
AA
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 108 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman creates audio descriptions for visually impaired people to help them experience movies. She meets a photographer who is losing his sight and they connect over their shared love of images and perception.

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What happens

Radiance (光, Hikari) is a 2017 Japanese romance drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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