Soudain / All of a Sudden
2026, 196 min.

prepremiere screening

Awards and Selections: Cannes Film Festival – Best Actress Award (Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto)
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Country: France, Japan, Germany, Belgium

[IN-PERSON SCREENING]

What does it truly mean to be close to another person? Ryûsuke Hamaguchi returns with a hypnotic work about the art of care and the struggle to escape the heartless pace of the modern world.

At a care home on the outskirts of Paris, director Marie-Lou (Virginie Efira) attempts to introduce a compassionate approach to working with elderly residents. However, she soon encounters the harsh realities of the market. A chance encounter with Mari (Tao Okamoto), a Japanese filmmaker living with an incurable illness, marks the beginning of an extraordinary relationship. Through long conversations and quiet evenings, the two women build a safe haven – a space where art and philosophy intertwine in a meditation on everyday humanism.

In the Media

«Sophisticated and elegant cinema, yet subtly revolutionary at the same time.»
– Łukasz Mańkowski, Filmweb, read the full review here 

«The Japanese director believes in people (…) He offers a gentle yet unmistakable optimism.»
– Kuba Armata, Interia, read the full review here 

«Each and every one of us deserves our own intimate experience of humanitude.»
– Szymon Pazera, Pełna Sala, read the full review here 

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

One of the most important and acclaimed contemporary Japanese directors. Winner of an Academy Award for Drive My Car and the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival. His style is characterised by literary sensitivity and an exploration of subtle emotional nuances.

Tags: drama, relationships, soul surgery, theatre, France, Japan, illness, transience, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Virginie Efira

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