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After Life
Koreeda's lyrical fantasy challenges the viewer to reflect on the experiences that most make life worth living.
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Overview
If you had to choose the single best memory of your life, what would it be? Koreeda poses the question in this lyrical yet down-to-earth fantasy set in a posthumous limbo. In just one week, the newly deceased must choose one memory that will constitute their own private heaven. With humour and tenderness, Koreeda challenges the viewer to reflect on the experiences that most make life worth living.
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