Japanese director Hayakawa Chie's film PLAN 75 has received a Special Mention by the jury for the Camera d'Or, an award for debut feature films, at the Cannes Film Festival.
The movie is set in Japan in the near future, when a government program encourages people aged 75 or older to be voluntarily euthanized as a remedy to the rapidly aging society.
The main character, an elderly woman, faces a choice of life or death and ponders the meaning of life.
The film was in the "Un Certain Regard" or "a certain glance" section, which presents works with non-traditional stories.
At the festival, South Korean actor Song Kang-ho received the Best Actor Award for his role in "Broker."
The movie by Japanese director Koreeda Hirokazu depicts the journey of a group of people brought together by a "baby box," where infants who cannot be cared for can be left anonymously.
The top award, the Palme d'Or, went to Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's class warfare comedy "Triangle of Sadness."
The movie is set in Japan in the near future, when a government program encourages people aged 75 or older to be voluntarily euthanized as a remedy to the rapidly aging society.
The main character, an elderly woman, faces a choice of life or death and ponders the meaning of life.
The film was in the "Un Certain Regard" or "a certain glance" section, which presents works with non-traditional stories.
At the festival, South Korean actor Song Kang-ho received the Best Actor Award for his role in "Broker."
The movie by Japanese director Koreeda Hirokazu depicts the journey of a group of people brought together by a "baby box," where infants who cannot be cared for can be left anonymously.
The top award, the Palme d'Or, went to Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's class warfare comedy "Triangle of Sadness."
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Japanese director Hayakawa Chie's film PLAN 75, about an elderly woman contemplating life and death in a future Japan where the government encourages euthanasia for the aged, received a Special Mention at Cannes. The movie was showcased under "Un Certain Regard," featuring non-traditional stories.
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Date: May 29, 2022
Created: 2022/05/30 07:43
Updated: 2025/12/09 15:57
Last Read: 2022/05/30 07:43