Distance
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Hirokazu Koreeda
Yusuke Iseya
Tadanobu Asano
Yui Natsukawa
Susumu Terajima
Masayuki Akieda
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Synopsis
A massacre initiated by the followers of an apocalyptic religious sect, the Ark of Truth, leaves more than a hundred people dead - including the self-appointed executioners, slain by fellow cult members. Three years pass. On the anniversary of the slaughter, four friends who lost loved ones in the tragedy seek solace by journeying to the secluded lake where it all began. They encounter a man who was with the executioners until the very moment the killing began, and their pilgrimage takes a strange, unexpected turn.
Director
Hirokazu Koreeda
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States August 2001
Released in United States May 2001
Released in United States September 2001
Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (in competition) May 9-20, 2001.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eyes of the World) August 12-26, 2001.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 6-15, 2001.
Film is inspired by the real life mass homicide committed by the Aum Sect in Japan in 1995.
Released in United States May 2001 (Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (in competition) May 9-20, 2001.)
Released in United States August 2001 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eyes of the World) August 12-26, 2001.)
Released in United States September 2001 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 6-15, 2001.)
