Completed - ENGLISH - Drama, Comedy - 95 minutes
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Atsuko HIRAYANAGI Cast : Shinobu TERAJIMA, Josh HARTNETT, Kaho MINAMI, Koji YAKUSHO, Shioli KUTSUNA Producer(s) : Matchgirl PICTURES (Matchgirl Pictures), Meridian CONTENT (Meridian Content), Gloria SANCHEZ (Gloria Sanchez Productions)
SETSUKO (Shinobu Terajima) is seemingly stuck with her life in Tokyountil she is convinced by her niece, MIKA (Shioli Kutsuna), to enroll in anunorthodox English class that requires her to wear a blonde wig and take onan American persona named ‘LUCY.’ The new identity awakens somethingdormant in Setsuko, and she quickly falls for her American instructor,JOHN (Josh Hartnett). When John suddenly disappears from class andSetsuko learns he and Mika were in fact dating, she enlists the help of hersister, AYAKO (Kaho Minami) and flies halfway across the world to theoutskirts of Southern California in search of the runaway couple. In a bravenew world of tattoo parlors and seedy motels, family ties and past lives aretested as Setsuko struggles to preserve the dream and promise of ‘Lucy.’
Country(ies) : JAPAN, USA
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Semaine de la Critique 2017