STILL THE WATER

FUTATSUME NO MADO

By Naomi KAWASE

GÖTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL - as DISTR VOD, SWEDEN

Drama - Completed 2014

From the award-winning director of The Mourning Forest (Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival 2007) and Suzaku (Caméra d’Or, Cannes Films Festival 1997).

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2014
Competition
Toronto - TIFF 2014
Contemporary World Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2014
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • JAPAN, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 119 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Naomi KAWASE
    • EIDR
    • 10.5240/C55E-47E6-060C-CF0C-0C33-R
    • Synopsis
    • On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami-Oshima, traditions about nature remain eternal. During the full-moon night of traditional dances in August, 16-year-old Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoko will attempt to help him understand this mysterious discovery. Together, Kaito and Kyoko will learn to become adults by experiencing the interwoven cycles of life, death and love.