The Land of Hope
Directed bySion Sono
StarringIsao Natsuyagi
Naoko Otani
Jun Murakami
Megumi Kagurazaka
DenDen
Release dates
  • September 7, 2012 (2012-09-07) (Toronto International Film Festival)
  • October 20, 2012 (2012-10-20) (Japan)
Running time
133 minutes
CountriesJapan
United Kingdom
Taiwan
LanguageJapanese

The Land of Hope (希望の国, Kibō no Kuni) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Sion Sono.[1] Following a nuclear accident, nearby residents are forced to evacuate. A pregnant evacuee fears that she is still at risk from radiation even in her new location, while her in-laws refuse to leave their home.

Plot

An earthquake hits Japan causing a nuclear power plant to explode. In a small village fictitiously called Nagashima, a couple of farmers lead a most peaceful existence and cling to their property despite the instructions of the authorities who define a security perimeter cutting the locality in two. Son and daughter-in-law leave for another village, where Izumi, the young wife, discovers that she is going to give birth to a child. A film evoking the nuclear disaster in Fukushima on March 11, 2011.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ J Hurtado (2012-08-27). "Newest Trailer For LAND OF HOPE Proves Sion Sono's Got Real Dramatic Chops". Twitch. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 J Hurtado (2012-01-20). "Sion Sono's Latest LAND OF HOPE In Production W/Third Window, Rapid Eye Movies, & Joint Entertainment". Twitch. Retrieved 2012-08-28.


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