COMING SOON
ALL OF A SUDDEN
By the director of DRIVE MY CAR
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI
A moving story about chance encounters, kindness and human connection.
Marie-Lou, director of an aged care facility, strives to introduce an innovative care philosophy based on listening, compassion and respect for residents' dignity, despite resistance from her staff. When she meets Mari, a Japanese theatre director with cancer, their encounter profoundly reshapes her path. As the two women forge a deep, supportive friendship, they unite in a shared effort to make the impossible possible.
A CANNES STANDOUT
A PROFOUND SENSE OF HOPE AND HUMANITY
★★★★★
Financial Times
RYÛSUKE HAMAGUCHI SHOULD HAVE TWO PALMES BY NOW, ONE FOR HIS EXQUISITE HARUKI MURAKAMI ADAPTATION, DRIVE MY CAR (2021), AND ANOTHER FOR THIS QUIETLY ASTONISHING NEW WORK.. [ALL OF A SUDDEN]
The New Yorker
A LIFE-AFFIRMING MIRACLE OF A MOVIE…
A TREASURE, A TRANSCENDENT FILM WHOSE POWER IS CAPABLE OF REKINDLING ONE'S HOPE IN HUMANITY
The Playlist
A TRANSCENDENT FILM ABOUT CARE AND CONVERSATION THAT, WITHOUT HYPERBOLE, MAKES THE WORLD FEEL LIKE A KINDER PLACE.
Variety