I WISH
Mon 17 Jun 2013
Category
Price
£5.50 (£4.50)
Time
3.30pm, 6pm & 8.15pm
Mon 17 Jun 2013
Price
£5.50 (£4.50)
Time
3.30pm, 6pm & 8.15pm
Japan, 2011. 128 mins. Dir. Hirokazu Koreeda
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This touching portrait of family life in contemporary Japan follows two young brothers who, divided by their parents divorce, attend different schools and live at opposite ends of the same island. Keen to reunite their parents they hatch a mystical plan after overhearing a rumour that wishes come true for those who stand in a certain spot when two bullet trains pass each other. Never twee or condescending, I Wish is delightful in many different ways, a tender little fairy tale.
Simply put, its hard to remember a better film about pre-teen life than I Wish: every performance works, every character fits, every observation rings true. Its best summed up by its original Japanese title, Kiseki: miracle. * * * * *
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