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All of a Sudden

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All of a Sudden

Soudain

direction Ryūsuke Hamaguchi

France, Japan, Germany, Belgium 2026 Fiction Cor 196 min.

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Marie-Lou Fontaine, director of a nursing home in the Paris suburbs, defies convention by adopting the ‘Humanitude’ method despite her team’s resistance. Her encounter with Mari Morisaki, a terminally ill Japanese playwright, transforms her life. Together, they turn the facility into a symbol of resistance and humanity against the system’s limits. Loosely inspired by the book of correspondence between Makiko Miyano and Maho Isono. Winner of the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto.

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technical sheet

direction

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi

screenplay

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna

cinematography

Alan Guichaoua

editing

Azusa Yamazaki

sound

Thomas Gauder, Pierre Mertens, Paul Heymans

music

Samuel Andreyev

production design

Mila Preli

cast

Virginie Efira, Tao Okamoto, Gabriel Dahmani, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Kurosaki Kodai

production

Julien Deris, Yuji Sadai, Hiroko Matsuda, Jean-Luc Ormières, David Gauquié, Kôsuke Oshida, Renan Artukmac

co-production

Eva Curia, Joseph Rouschop, Bettina Brokemper

produced by

Cinéfrance Studios, Bitters End, Office Shirous

co-produced by

Arte France, Heimatfilm, Same Player, Tarantula, Gapbusters

distribution

Vitrine Filmes

world sales

Cinéfrance International

galeria

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