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Completed - FRENCH - Fantasy, Horror, Drama - 130 minutes

Log Line

Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Pulse, Tokyo Sonata) makes his first film outside Japan with this French-language fantasy, about an aging photographer whose obsession with an archaic technique draws his young assistant and beautiful daughter into a dark and mysterious world.

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2016 (Premiere)
  • Busan 2016 (Line up)
  • Ventana Sur 2016 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Kiyoshi KUROSAWA
Cast : Tahar RAHIM, Constance ROUSSEAU, Olivier GOURMET, Mathieu AMALRIC, Malik ZIDI

Producer(s) : Michiko YOSHITAKE, Jérôme DOPFFER

Synopsis

Jean, assistant to eccentric photographer Stephane, finds himself falling in love with his mentor’s daughter and muse Marie. The two hatch a plot to leave and start a new life, but an evil force lurking in Stephane’s photographs will prevent their escape.

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE, JAPAN, BELGIUM

BELGIUM Mar 08, 2017 LUMIÈRE (GHENT)
FRANCE Nov 23, 2016 CONDOR DISTRIBU
JAPAN Nov 23, 2016 WOWOW INC.
PORTUGAL LEOPARDO FILMES


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Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2016 Platform
Busan - BIFF/APM 2016 Gala Presentation
Ventana Sur 2016 European Cinema
RDV Unifrance 2017


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