When she reaches adulthood, a precocious young woman sets out to find her biological father, who, as her mother tells her, abandoned them for another woman..
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that simmer rather than boil, yeah, definitely. You’ll dig this if you enjoy domestic dramas where the biggest tragedy is just a conversation going wrong. If you need explosions or a fast-paced plot, you are going to be bored to tears within twenty minutes. This film isn't try...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that simmer rather than boil, yeah, definitely. You’ll dig this if you enjoy domestic dramas where the biggest tragedy is just a conversation going wrong. If you need explosions or a fast-paced plot, you are going to be bored to tears within twenty minutes. This film isn't trying to be a grand epic. It’s just about Kimiko, a girl who decides that her mother’s unhappiness has gone on long enough. She packs a bag and goes to find the man who traded his fa..."
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