Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s newest characteristic, All Of A Sudden, has been chosen as Japan’s entry for the Finest Worldwide Function Movie class on the 99th Academy Awards.
The Japanese-French-language drama premiered to an 11-minute standing ovation at Cannes and went on to win a Finest Actress prize for each of its stars, Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto.
Set in France and Japan, All of a Sudden follows Marie-Lou (Efira), the director of a care facility for the aged, who is set to introduce an modern philosophy of care rooted in listening and respect for residents’ dignity, regardless of resistance from members of her workers. Her path is profoundly reshaped by an encounter with Mari (Okamoto), a Japanese theater director battling most cancers. As the 2 ladies type a deep friendship, they be a part of forces in a shared battle to make the inconceivable attainable.
Hamaguchi co-wrote the screenplay with Léa Le Dimna, loosely adapting the e book of writings by Makiko Miyano and Maho Isono, When Life All of the sudden Takes a Flip: Twenty Letters Between a Thinker with Terminal Most cancers and a Medical Anthropologist.
The movie is produced by David Gauquié, Julien Deris, Jean-Luc Ormières and Renan Artukmaç for France’s Cinefrance Studios; Hiroko Matsuda, Kosuke Oshida and Yuji Sadai for Japan’s Workplace Shirous and Bitters Finish; Bettina Brokemper for Germany’s Heimatfilm; and Joseph Rouschop for Belgium’s Tarantula.
Neon will open the movie in theaters on Nov. 25.
