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Distance

Hirokazu Kore-eda Drama | Thriller 2001 Japan 2h12m

Members of a cult, modeled on Aum Shinrikyo, sabotage a city's water supply, then commit mass suicide near the shores of a lake. Family members of those affected by it meet at the lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.

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Festival selections:

Edinburgh Film FestivalFestival de Cannes Official selectionInternational Film Festival of RotterdamThessaloniki Film FestivalToronto Film Festival

Cast & Crew

Rights owner | Wildbunch

Directors | Hirokazu Kore-eda

Producers | Masayuki Akieda

Writers | Hirokazu Koreeda

Cast | Arata Iura, Yûsuke Iseya, Susumu Terajima

DOP | Yutaka Yamazaki

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