In this bittersweet drama, a woman nurses her sick husband but her heart is clearly not in it. The film aptly shows that sometimes a long marriage cannot be sustained by love and passion. Still, the film is moving in its honesty and, though slightly despondent, very humorous.
Also in this combined programme
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In Space
A small, delicate story about a young Thai monk and his grandparents in New York. They need each other. -
Sleeping with Her
Appealing story about an old woman who is cared for by her Indonesian caretaker. As a family drama is unravelled, the ‘difficult’ woman’s motives are
Film details
- Country of production
- Japan
- Year
- 2009
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2010
- Length
- 44'
- Medium/Format
- DV cam NTSC
