https://fictionmachine.com/2023/03/11/oaff-december-2022/ Deconstructing the machinery of cinema. Mon, 01 Jan 2024 08:07:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://fictionmachine.com/2023/03/11/oaff-december-2022/comment-page-1/#comment-19130 Mon, 01 Jan 2024 08:07:14 +0000 http://fictionmachine.com/?p=15159#comment-19130 […] This Japanese legal drama is small in scale, and that intimacy generates enormous emotional strength. A grieving father fights to keep his daughter’s killer behind bars when they apply for an early release. It’s not only a strong drama but an innately Japanese one too, with much to say about that country’s punitive legal system. When I reviewed it during the Osaka Asian Film Festival, I wrote: ‘There is not a mystery to resolve here. The film makes it expressly clear from the outset that Kana is definitely guilty of the crime for which she was convinced. The question is not whether or not she should have been gaoled but rather how long should she have been gaoled for?’ (link) […]

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