Fukushima, mon amour (Québec)

Special presentation

Thu, 01/12/2017
7:00 PM Cinéma Cartier

(Grüße aus Fukushima)
By Doris Dörrie, 2016, Germany, 104 min. With: Rosalie Thomass, Kaori Momoi, Nami Kamata.
In German and Japanese with English subtitles.

“A refreshingly quirky perspective on a heavy subject.” – Variety

Hoping to distract herself from heartbreak, Marie travels to Fukushima in the aftermath of the nuclear disaster to join a charitable group Clowns4Help. Immersed in her own problems, she struggles to distract elderly survivors when she meets an ex-geisha, forming a prickly friendship with her. Beautifully shot in black-and-white, Doris Dörrie’s new film moves fluidly between human drama and comedy, with superbly judged performances from the leads.