Desert of Namibia(Namibia No Sabaku)
Dir: Yamanaka Yoko
Japan, 2024, Japanese, 137mins, DCP
Cast: Kawai Yuumi, Kaneko Daichi, Kanichiro
21-year-old Kana works a disaffected job at a beauty salon, where the expectations placed on women her age are plain to see. In her personal life, her mood oscillates wildly between soaring highs and deep lows. Bored with her slavish boyfriend, she begins another relationship whose novel excitement soon evolves into an increasingly volatile disposition. Trapped with little promise of escape, Kana moves towards the inner desert of her emotions. Alternating between claustrophobic blocking and ample, expressive zooms and whip-pans, Yamanaka Yoko’s sophomore feature after Amiko (42nd) is a frank and dynamic examination of womanhood and mental health.
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: FIPRESCI Prize
16/8 (Fri) & 18/8 (Sun): The director will attend the screening
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT
Full House 2024-08-16 (Fri)
19:3016MC01Full House 2024-08-18 (Sun)
14:3018PE01Full House 2024-08-27 (Tue)
19:1527PE01
M+ Cinema (Venue)
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
Chinese Subtitles
Filmmaker(s) and/or actor(s) will attend the screening
Full House