THE NIGHT I SWAM

泳ぎすぎた夜 Takara – La nuit où j’ai nagé

Directed by Kohei Igarashi & Damien Manivel 2017, 79 min.

A Japan-France jointly produced film co-directed by Igarashi Kohei of Hold Your Breath Like a Lover and Damien Manivel of A Young Poet. Screened at the 74th Venice International Film Festival!

Just before the break of dawn in a small town nestled within a valley in Aomori, a father tries not to wake his family as he quietly goes about preparing for his job at a fish market. However, his 6-year-old son is awoken by the noise. After his father leaves, the boy draws a picture of a fish with his crayons. The next morning, he deviates from his route to school, heading instead to the fish market in hopes of giving his father the picture he drew.

@Alliance Française Toronto, Spadina Theatre, 24 Spadina Road

Free Admission, RSVP recommended, drop-ins welcome

Japanese with English subtitles | Suitable for Children