Film Information
Year: 2022
Duration: 99'
Language: VOSE
Genre: Thriller
Synopsis
Katsu is a former novelist whose career has stalled since his teen daughter was viciously murdered by a classmate. When he learns that the killer is now being retried since she had been convicted as an adult despite being 17 at the time, he’s enraged. He enlists his ex-wife to cooperate in the prosecution’s efforts to prevent the “monster” from being released from prison early. As the couple embarks on an agonizing moral journey, they are forced to confront not only their own past mistakes, but difficult questions of punishment, the thirst for vengeance, and the price of forgiveness—especially when impactful facts are revealed.
Director
Born in north India in 1986, Anshul Chauhan began working as an animator in 2006 with Paprikaas Studios. In 2011, he moved to Tokyo to work for Polygon Pictures and in 2016 launched his independent studio Kowatanda Films. At Kowatanda he made three shorts as well as his 2018 feature debut Bad Poetry Tokyo, which was selected as Best Narrative Feature Film at Venice Film Week. His 2019 follow-up Kontora won several awards including the Grand Prix at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. His latest film, the courtroom drama December, premiered at the 2022 Busan Film Festival and opened in Japan in March, 2023.
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