THE CLONE RETURNS HOME

Saturday, March 5th, 17:00, Cinémathèque Québécoise
Kanji Nakajima, Japan, 2008, 110 min, Japanese with English subtitles

Synopsis
Kohei TAKAHARA, an astronaut who dies in the line of duty, is legally resurrected as a clone; however, contrary to the scientists' expectations, he reverts to his childhood memories when his twin brother drowned sacrificing his life for Kohei. Kohei's clone discovers the body of his former self mistakenly believing that it is his deceased twin. Relieving his tragic past, he sets off carrying his corpse body on a journey to the beautiful hometown where he lived twin his now dead mother. What shocking discovery will the second clone of Kohei make in the ruins of his hometown?

Bio

Nakajima was born in 1970 at JAPAN. In 1988, He entered the Tokyo University of Art and Design, and started making films and videos. His video work "KA KE RA" received Originality Prize at Image Forum Festival and Silver Prize at Video Biennale at Medellin, Colombia in 1989. In 2006, his original new script "The Clone Returns Home" has awarded Sundance/NHK Filmmaker's Award.

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