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Siblings

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Country
Japan

How it feels

A young woman with a severely mentally disabled sister is about to get married. The wedding forces her to confront how her sister shapes her life and choices.

intimatereflectiveemotionally heavygroundedquietly intenserealisticpoignant

What happens

『ふたり〜あなたという光〜』(ふたり あなたというひかり、英: Siblings)は、2021年(令和3年)に公開された日本映画。きょうだい児(障害者の兄弟姉妹を持つ者)に焦点を当てた日本で初めての映画であり、重度の精神障害を患う妹を持つ主人公が、結婚を機にその現実に直面し、自分の人生を見つめ直す様を描いた作品である。自主制作による短編映画だが、自主制作映画のみによる映画祭でグランプリを獲得するなど、大きな反響を呼んだ。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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