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Vision (2018)

Vision poster
Original title
ビジョン
Directed by
Naomi Kawase
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
AA
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French woman travels to an ancient Japanese forest searching for a legendary plant called vision. She meets a man named Tomo and they begin a cross-cultural connection that transcends language barriers.

meditativecontemplativeslow-burnatmospherictranquilmysteriousintimatecross-cultural

What happens

Vision is a 2018 drama film directed by Naomi Kawase from her own script. It stars Juliette Binoche and Masatoshi Nagase, with Takanori Iwata, Minami, Mirai Moriyama in supporting roles.The film tells the story of a French woman who goes to look for vision, the plant she hears legends about, in an ancient forest of Japan. There she meets Tomo, and starts a story with him that crosses cultures and languages. After a Japanese release on June 8, 2018, Vision made its North American debut at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and its European debut at the 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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