NewGen Film Festival: Desert of Namibia

Original title: Desert of Namibia

137 Min. | JP | 2024

Language: OmeU | Original language: Japanisch

Director: Yoko Yamanaka

With the portrait of a young woman in Tokyo, which oscillates between intoxication and perplexity, director Yôko Yamanaka paints a precise and revealing picture of an entire generation.

For 21-year-old Kana, thinking about the future is too boring, and she doesn’t even know what she wants in life. She lacks passion for anything, and even romance is merely just for killing time. Her boyfriend Honda, with whom she lives, tries to please Kana by paying the rent and cooking for her. However, as her relationship with the self-confident creator Hayashi deepens, Kana begins to feel burdened by Honda.