Suddenly

Genre: Drama

Langages : French, Japanese

Subtitles : French, English

Format : HD

Sound : 5.1

Duration : tbc

Countries : France (Cinéfrance), Japan (Office Shirous, Bitters end), Germany (HeimatFilm), Belgium

Year : 2026

SYNOPSIS

Marie-Lou Fontaine, 38, director of a nursing home, introduces the ‘Humanitude’ method, but encounters resistance from the staff. She meets Mari Morisaki, 39, a terminally ill Japanese playwright, and the two women, each speaking the other’s language, become friends. Together, they share a common vision and become inseparable. Mari’s health deteriorates, and their relationship profoundly transforms the ‘Garden of Freedom’.

CREDITS

Director : Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Writers : Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna

Image : Alan Guichaoua

Sound : Pierre Mertens

Set designer : Mila Preli

Costume designer : Caroline Spieth

Make up artist : Amélie Bouilly-Garnier

Casting: Virginie Efira, Tao Okamoto, Kyozo Nagatsuka, Kodai Kurosaki, Jean-Charles Clichet, Marie Bunel, Romain Cottard, Marie Denarnaud