9 July to 3 August 2025
Kult Kino: Greetings From Fukushima

Kult Kino is a monthly film programme co-presented by the Goethe-Institut Singapore and The Projector. Featuring classic and award-winning German films from the Goethe-Institut catalogue at an affordable ticket price, the programme offers celebrated German cinema to all.

3 Screenings Only: Wed 9 July, Fri 18 July, Sun 3 August

Special $7 ticket price for all shows

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Film Synopsis

Young German woman Marie (Rosalie Thomass) escapes to Fukushima to change her life. Working with the organization Clowns4Help, she hopes to bring joy to 2011 nuclear disaster survivors, some still living in emergency shelters.

Marie soon realizes she‘s absolutely unsuited to the task of making tragedy less weari-some. But instead of running away, Marie decides to stay with cantankerous old Satomi (Kaori Momoi), the last geisha of Fukushima, who of her own accord has decided to retreat back to her ruined house in the formerly radioactive Exclusion Zone.

Two women who couldn‘t be more different, but who – each in her own way – are trapped in the past and must learn to liberate themselves from guilt and the burden of memory.

Year 2016
Runtime 102 min
Rating PG13. Some Disturbing Scenes and Coarse Language.
Language German, English & Japanese
Subtitles English
Director Doris Dörrie
Producer Harry Kügler, Molly von Fürstenberg​​​​​​​
Cinematographer Hanno Lentz
Cast Rosalie Thomass, Kaori Momoi, Nami Kamata, Kurumi Aizawa

Awards

Bavarian Film Awards (2016)
- Best Actress (Rosalie Thomass)

Berlin International Film Festival (2016)
- C.I.C.A.E. Award (Panorama, Doris Dörrie)
- Heiner Carow Prize (Doris Dörrie)
- Panorama Audience Award, Fiction Film (nominated)

German Film Awards (2016)
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Rosalie Thomass, nominated)
- Outstanding Feature Film (nominated)