In late-1980s Japan, eleven-year-old Fuki struggles to cope with her father’s terminal illness and her mother’s impending breakdown. Seeking refuge in fantasy, she explores everything from imagined telepathy to inappropriate phone calls to a dating service. At the intersection of daydreams and reality, Fuki learns new things about life – and about herself.
Read moreDirector Chie Hayakawa draws on personal experience to craft a mature and emotionally engaging coming-of-age story. Told in a partly episodic form, the film unfolds through fragments and impressions, following the drifting thoughts of a child on the cusp of adolescence, grappling with loneliness and grief in the face of death. Young Yui Suzuki delivers a remarkable lead performance.
Renoir premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was among the most celebrated films by both critics and audiences.
Screenings
| Tuesday 03. march 21.00 | 21.00 | Prinsen 3 |
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| Wednesday 04. march 12.45 | 12.45 | Prinsen 8 |
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| Sunday 08. march 10.15 | 10.15 | Prinsen 3 |
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Information
| Original title | RENOIR | |
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| Director | Chie HAYAKAWA | |
| Year | 2025 | |
| Length | 120 min | |
| Country | Japan, France, Singapore | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Subtitles | norwegian | |
| Cast | Yui SUZUKI, Hikari ISHIDA, Lily FRANKY |

