Completed - JAPANESE - Thriller, True Story, Drama - 144 minutes
Based on a true story, which 19 people were killed at a nursing home in Japan.A thought-provoking film that questions what it means to be human.
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Yuya ISHII
Yoko had won a literary award as a writer but has been unable to write new stories for a long time. She gets a job at "Crescent Garden," a nursing home for people with severe disabilities, where she meets Sato, her young co-worker, and Ki-chan, a resident of the same age as Yoko. Ki-chan is blind, bedridden, and rarely moves. It was during this time that Yoko becomes pregnant. Yoko recalls the loss of her son and wonders if she should undergo prenatal diagnosis.Meanwhile, at "Crescent Garden,” Sato’s eccentric thoughts are fostered and accelerated by his co-workers who treat the residents as if they have no personalities. He asks, "Can you talk? Do you have a soul?” And this eventually leads to a shocking incident where more than dozen residents were killed…
Country(ies) : JAPAN
Busan - BIFF/APM 2023