Hanami is a drama film, directed by Denise Fernandes and released in 2024.[1] A coproduction of companies from Switzerland, Portugal and Cape Verde, the film centres on the coming-of-age of Nana (Dailma Mendes in childhood, Sanaya Andrade in adolescence), a young girl who was left behind in Cape Verde when her mother Nia (Alice da Luz) left for a better life in another country, centring on both her childhood in a community of women who take care of her needs and her reunion with her mother as a teenager.[2]
| Hanami | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Denise Fernandes |
| Screenplay by | Denise Fernandes Telmo Churro |
| Produced by | Eugenia Mumenthaler David Epiney Luís Urbano Sandro Aguilar |
| Starring | Dailma Mendes Sanaya Andrade Alice da Luz |
| Cinematography | Alana Mejía Gonzalez |
| Edited by | Selin Dettwiler |
| Music by | Rahel Zimmermann |
Production companies | Alina Film O Som e a Fúria Ventura Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Countries | Switzerland Portugal Cape Verde |
| Languages | Cape Verdean Creole Japanese French English |
Distribution
editThe film premiered in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.[1] It was subsequently screened in the Vanguard competition at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention for the Vanguard Award.[3]
It is also slated to screen in the First Feature competition at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Jamie Lang, "Denise Fernandes’ Cape Verde-Set Debut ‘Hanami’ Acquired By MoreThan Films Ahead of Locarno Premiere". Variety, 8 August 2024.
- ^ Teresa Vieira, "Review: Hanami". Cineuropa, 15 August 2024.
- ^ Gail Johnson, "Vancouver International Film Festival announces winners of 2024 juried awards". Stir, 3 October 2024.
- ^ Laurence Boyce, "Full programme announced for the BFI London Film Festival". Cineuropa, 5 September 2024.
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