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WOW! - Still Walking

Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan 2008, 114 mins

Winner Best Director Asian Film Awards 2009 

A poignant, wonderful film from the director of Afterlife and Maborosi, this, in its unassertive way, feels as piercingly true as cinema ever gets. At a family reunion there are no ‘dramatic’ incidents and the tone is generally light and humorous, while memories, resentments and regrets surface. But we see all that unites and divides this particular family as the stiff old doctor, his wife, son, daughter and their spouses eat, bicker, smile and try to get along. With its perfect performances and quiet build-up of fleeting pleasures, this wise, gentle film leaves one with much to ponder about family life.

Japanese with English subtitles