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Chizuru (2011)

Chizuru poster
Original title
ちづる
Directed by
Masakazu Akazaki
Genre
documentary
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a filmmaker as he records a year in the life of his autistic younger sister and their mother. It shows their daily routines and family interactions.

observationalintimatepatienttendereverydayundramaticlow-keypersonal

What happens

『ちづる』は、2011年に公開された日本のドキュメンタリー映画。監督した赤﨑正和が、自閉症の妹と母親の日常を1年にわたって撮影し、立教大学現代心理学部映像身体学科の卒業制作とした作品であるが、劇場公開され、さらに全国でロードショーがおこなわれた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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