All of a Sudden - 12th Spektrum Film Festival

Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Script: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le Dimna
Cinematography: Alan Guichaoua
Editing: Minori Akimoto, Azuza Yamazaki
Music: Samuel Andreyev
Producers: Renan Artkumac, Bettina Brokemper, Charlotte Dauphin, Julien Deris, David Gauquié, Hiroko Matsuda, Jean-Luc Ormières, Kôsuke Oshida, Joseph Rouschop, Yûji Sadai
Cast: Virginie Efira, Tao Okamoto, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Kodai Kurosaki, Jean-Charles, Marie Bunel

France, Japan, Germany, Belgium 2026
196′
Screening with polish and english subtitles.

Marie-Lou Fontaine, 38, director of a nursing home, introduces the ‘Humanitude’ method, but encounters resistance from the staff. She meets Mari Morisaki, 39, a terminally ill Japanese playwright, and the two women, each speaking the other’s language, become friends. Together, they share a common vision and become inseparable. Mari’s health deteriorates, and their relationship profoundly transforms the ‘Garden of Freedom’.

The rarest type of film, not merely good enough to remind you what cinema can be, but great enough to remind you what life can be.

Jessica Kiang, Variety

Patient and tranquil in a way that only Hamaguchi can seize […] a meditation that transforms a viewer into a better version of themselves.

Tomris Laffly, ELLE

The uniqueness of the women’s relationship and their shining embrace of human rights.

Deborah Young, The Film Verdict

This joyous film will restore your faith in humanity.

Jo-Ann Titmarsh, Time Out,