THE NIGHT I SWAM

LA NUIT OÙ J'AI NAGÉ (OYOGISUGITA YORU)

By Damien MANIVEL, Kohei IGARASHI

MUBI, INC - as DISTR Theatrical, VOD, World

Family - Completed 2017

Snow covered mountains in Japan. Every night, a fisherman makes his way to the market in town. His 6 year old son is awoken by his departure and finds it impossible to fall back to sleep.

Festivals
& Awards

San Sebastian 2017
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera competition
Venice - Biennale 2017
Orizzonti Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Family, Comedy, Drama
    • Countries
    • FRANCE
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 79 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Damien MANIVEL, Kohei IGARASHI
    • Producer(s)
    • Damien MANIVEL (MLD Films), Martin BERTIER (MLD Films)
    • Synopsis
    • Snow covered mountains in Japan. Every night, a fisherman makes his way to the market in town. His 6 year old son is awoken by his departure and finds it impossible to fall back to sleep. In the sleeping household, the young boy draws a picture he then slips into his satchel. On his way to school, still drowsy, he strays off the path and wanders into the snow…