SummaryRosa, a young Dutch woman, comes to Japan to learn the art of preparing fish from Master Kon, the best fish-chef in the world. Against her expectation Rosa has to work in the cleaning-kitchen, together with other unpaid novices. Here begins her lonely journey through the alien and hierarchic world of the famous fish restaurant. After a while Rosa... Read More
Directed By:Threes Anna
Written By:Threes Anna
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Top Cast
Oct 10, 2013
70
Roothooft, for her part, gives one of the more nuanced and vulnerable performances in recent memory; she maximizes nearly every scene's potential without overplaying a single one.
Oct 10, 2013
40
That Rosa never encounters another character with English fluency — nor grasps her Eurocentric limitations — makes director Threes Anna's film less the intended portrait of cultural isolation than an illustration of how a lack of imagination can lead to despair.
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Production Company:
- KeyFilm
- Samsa Film
- Skyline Entertainment
- Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO)
Release Date:Oct 11, 2013
Duration:1 h 30 m
Tagline:Passion doesn't need a language
Awards
Nederlands Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cairo International Women's Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
