Desert of Namibia

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Desert of Namibia
File:Desert of Namibia.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Japaneseナミビアの砂漠
Directed byYôko Yamanaka
Written byYoko Yamanaka
Produced by
  • Keisuke Konishi
  • Shinji Ogawa
  • Masashi Yamada
  • Tokushi Suzuki
Starring
CinematographyShin Yonekura
Edited byBanri Nagase
Music byTakuma Watanabe
Production
company
Happinet Phantom Studios
Release date
  • 17 May 2024 (2024-05-17) (Cannes)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$27,915[1][2]

Desert of Namibia (Japanese: ナミビアの砂漠) is a 2024 psychological drama film directed and written by Yôko Yamanaka. It stars Yuumi Kawai, Daichi Kaneko, and Kanichiro. For her performance, Kawai won a Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress and received nominations at the 17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards and 18th Asian Film Awards.

The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2024, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize – Parallel Sections.

Premise

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A young directionless woman tries to find herself while working as a beautician and navigating a new relationship.[3]

Cast

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Release

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Desert of Namibia had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2024 in the Directors' Fortnight section.[4] It won the FIPRESCI Prize at the festival, and the director Yoko Yamanaka became the youngest woman to win the award.[5]

In November 2024, it was reported that Kani Releasing acquired the film's North American rights.[6]

Reception

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Siddhant Adlakha of Variety described the film as "an intentionally languid psychological portrait".[7] William Repass of Slant Magazine gave the film two and a half stars out of four and praised Kawai's performance, describing it as "arresting".[8] Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave the film three out of five stars and described Kawai's performance as "masterful and multilayered".[9]

Writing for Screen International, Fionnuala Halligan gave the film a mixed review and criticized the vague reference to mental health issues.[10]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Cannes Film Festival 25 May 2024 FIPRESCI Prize – Parallel Sections Yoko Yamanaka Won [11]
World Film Festival of Bangkok 17 November 2024 Lotus Award for Best Film Won [12]
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 30 November 2024 Best Film Yoko Yamanaka and Keisuke Konishi Nominated [13]
Best Performance Yuumi Kawai Nominated
Blue Ribbon Awards 28 January 2025 Best Actress Won[a] [14]
Mainichi Film Awards 13 February 2025 Best Lead Performance Won[a] [15]
Asian Film Awards 16 March 2025 Best Actress Nominated [16]
Best New Director Yoko Yamanaka Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Shared with her performance in A Girl Named Ann.

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