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 Winner
of the Silver Bear at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival,
Grand Prix at Gent Flanders International Film Festival, and
many other awards, Village of Dreams became a world classic
in 1996. The same production team brings a new film, The Crossing,
about a teenager and his uncle who fight together to overcome
their personal crises.
14-year-old Takuya lives in a rural town near mountains and
rivers. His 29-year-old uncle Koji works as a graphic designer
in urban Tokyo. Koji's father dies and Takuya is arrested
for attempted robbery-the two young men must now face a crucial
crossing in their lives.
The concluding chapter to director Higashi Yoichi's "boy
and river" trilogy, the film highlights contemporary themes
like family, adolescence, and the healing properties of nature.
The wild but beautiful Kuma River stars as a threatening symbol
for the boy's rite of passage. Supernatural beings reign in
the mountains above the village.
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