Desert of Namibia (2024)

Original title

ナミビアの砂漠

Directed by

Yōko Yamanaka

Genre

drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

PG12

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman navigates relationships and personal turmoil in contemporary Japan. The film follows her emotional journey through everyday life and internal conflict.

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What happens

Desert of Namibia (Japanese: ナミビアの砂漠) is a 2024 psychological drama film directed and written by Yoko Yamanaka. It stars Yuumi Kawai, Daichi Kaneko, and Kanichiro. For her performance, Kawai won a Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress and received nominations at the 17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards and 18th Asian Film Awards. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2024, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize – Parallel Sections. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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