Toward a Common Tenderness

Toward a Common Tenderness

2017•1h 4m•6.0/10

Documentary

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6.0/10(1)

Moments in the life of a young Japanese filmmaker in Bosnia, charged with acoustic and visual poetry. Buoyant and essayistic entries in a process of self- and world-reassurance.

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Kaori Oda

Kaori Oda

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