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Picnic
JAPAN · 1996

Picnic

Shunji Iwai
mental illness apocalypse friendship urban exploration existentialism
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Synopsis

Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.

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