Film
Fukushima, Mon Amour

New Films from Germany

Sun, 10/02/2016
11:00 AM Goethe-Institut Boston

Marie, a young woman from Germany, travels to Fukushima shortly after the earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear meltdown to escape her own heartbreak. She joins the organization “Clowns4Help” to cheer up the elderly refugees living in makeshift pre-fabricated housing – the young have already left for the cities.
While attempting to bring a little joy into people's lives with a humorous stage routine, Marie realizes that her comic talents are actually quite limited. But instead of returning home, she seeks the company of aging Geisha Satomi, who is determined to return to her devastated home in the restricted fallout zone. Slowly getting to know each other, the two women eventually learn that they share similar fears and worries.
Germany 2016
Director: Doris Dörrie
DCP, 104 min