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ALL OF A SUDDEN

RyûSuke Hamaguchi · 2026 · FRANCE/JAPAN/GERMANY/BELGIUM · 196 min

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Japan’s Official Selection for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards® In the latest film by Oscar®-winning director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (DRIVE MY CAR), Virginie Efira (BENEDETTA) stars as Marie-Lou, the progressive director of a nursing home in the Parisian suburbs. Her life changes when she meets Mari (Tao Okamoto), Japanese playwright. As the two women reckon with the lives they have lived, they find new ways to make sense of the time that remains. Following caregivers as they navigate the tensions between idealism and pragmatism, Hamaguchi crafts a film that rests fully in the present, attentive to the delicate unfolding of thought, feeling, and human connection. IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES NEON