True mothers

Japan's Oscar entry, by Naomi Kawase who made the hit film UNDER THE CHERRY TREES

RATING: 4 "SCENES SO STRONG THAT THEY TEAR THE HEART OUT OF THE BODY" Aftonbladet

"ELEGANT AND EMOTIONAL. NO EYE CAN LEARN TO BE DRY" Sydsvenskan

"UNUSUALLY BEAUTIFUL. THE ACTORS GO STRAIGHT INTO THE HEART" SVT

After a long and fruitless struggle to get pregnant, Satoka and her husband decide to adopt a boy. Their happiness is complete, but not forever. A few years later, the phone rings. A woman's voice says: "I want my baby back!"

Four-time Cannes winner Naomi Kawase is back with a new film, as moving as the acclaimed Under the Cherry Trees and Towards Sunset. Kawase herself grew up as an adopted child and has based the story on Mizuki Tsijimur's bestseller from 2015. The film was a huge success in Japan and was selected as the country's Oscar entry for 2021.