All of a Sudden (2026)

Original title

急に具合が悪くなる

Directed by

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France, Belgium, Japan

Runtime

3h 16m

Rated

G

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman suddenly falls ill and faces a life-altering crisis. Her partner and those close to her must confront the emotional and practical fallout.

contemplativemelancholicdeliberateemotionally restrainedintimatebittersweetquietly intensethoughtful

What happens

All of a Sudden (French: Soudain, lit. 'Suddenly'; Japanese: 急に具合が悪くなる, romanized: Kyū ni guai ga waruku naru, lit. 'Suddenly Feeling Unwell') is a 2026 drama film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, in his French-language debut. Co-written by Hamaguchi and Léa Le Dimna, it is loosely based on the non-fiction book You and I – The Illness Suddenly Get Worse by Makiko Miyano and Maho Isono. It stars Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto. The film is a co-production between France, Japan, Germany and Belgium. All of a Sudden had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 15 May, where Efira and Okamoto shared the prize for Best Actress. It received widespread critical acclaim, with special praise for its direction, screenplay and acting. It was theatrically released in Japan by Bitters End on 19 June, and in France by Diaphana Distribution on 12 August. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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