Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Venice 2023, filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's follow-up to his Oscar-winning drama Drive My Car...
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Venice 2023, filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's follow-up to his Oscar-winning drama Drive My Car centres on a Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo were Takumi and his daughter Hana lived. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi's house, offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.
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93 %75 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
"A gorgeous eco-fable that ends with a mythical mic drop."
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Time Out
Time Out"This is a story made far more of details and textures than of grand actions."
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Variety
Variety"Enigmatic eco-parable eschews easy explanation."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Even the head-scratcher of an ending stays with you."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"An eerie eco-poem."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"A nuanced reflection on our destructively needy rapport with the natural world."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"A haunting, glacial depiction of the gulf between capitalism and environmentalism."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"An engaging but elusive rural drama."
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South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post"Doesn’t quite hit the mark with its meditations on nature."
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IGN
IGN"As hypnotic as the film is, it’s distant, with a score to settle."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Takes a contemplative, silent approach to the ecological drama."
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Collider
Collider"An ambitious step forward for Hamaguchi."
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AutostraddleEvil Does Not Exist | Details
Award winner- Grand Jury Prize & FIPRESCI Prize, Venice Film Festival 2023.
- Rating
- PG, Mild themes and violence
- Runtime
- 106
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Japan
