Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi | 2026 | France, Japan, Germany, Belgium | Rated PG
Starring Virginie Efira & Tao Okamoto
The first dual winner of the Best Actress Award at Cannes, Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto star in a deeply human story about chance encounters, compassion, and a friendship that transforms two lives.
An emotional epic from the Director of the Oscar winning DRIVE MY CAR, Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
Marie-Lou, the director of an aged care facility, strives to introduce an innovative care philosophy called Humanitude, based on listening, compassion and respect for residents’ dignity, despite resistance from her staff. When she meets Mari, a Japanese theatre director, their encounter profoundly reshapes her path. As the two women forge a transformative friendship, they unite in a shared effort to make the impossible possible.
Official Selection
Cannes Film Festival 2026 | Official Competition
Sydney Film Festival 2026
Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2026 | Best Actress: Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto
Sydney Film Festival 2026 | Runner Up: GIO Audience Award for Best International Feature
“A Cannes standout
A profound sense of hope and humanity”
★★★★★
Financial Times
“Ryusuke Hamaguchi should have two Palmes by now, one for his exquisite Haruki Murakami adaptation, DRIVE MY CAR (2021), and another for this quietly astonishing new work ALL OF A SUDDEN”
The New Yorker
“A life-affirming miracle of a movie… A treasure, a transcendent film whose power is capable of rekindling one’s hope in humanity”
The Playlist
“A transcendent film about care and conversation that, without hyperbole, makes the world feel like a kinder place.”
Variety
“ The rarest type of film, not merely good enough to remind you what cinema can be, but great enough to remind you what life can be”
Variety
