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MLD Films

The Night I Swam

2018 79 min Japanese L
Wubly rating 6.6 IMDb rating 6.4

Snow covered mountains in Japan. Every night, a fisherman makes his way to the market in town. His 6 year old son is awoken by his departure and finds it impossible to fall back to sleep. In the sleeping household, the young boy draws a picture he then slips into his satchel. On his way to school, still drowsy, he strays off the path and wanders into the snow...

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Damien Manivel Director · Igarashi Kohei Director

First release September 5, 2017 · Produced in France, Japan · Languages Japanese, No dialogue

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MLD Films

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Shellac Sud

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Nobo

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La Région Île-de-France

Production

France · Japan

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Original title

泳ぎすぎた夜

Original language

Japanese

Spoken on screen

Japanese · No dialogue

Release dates

Italy · September 5, 2017

Premiere · Venice Film Festival

No release date listed for United States.

Austria

October 22, 2017 · Premiere · Viennale

Belgium

October 18, 2017 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival

Brazil

August 30, 2018 · Theatrical

Canada

October 7, 2017 · Premiere · Festival du nouveau cinéma

France

May 2, 2018 · Theatrical

Italy

May 23, 2019 · Theatrical

Japan

May 2, 2018 · Digital

Lithuania

March 15, 2018 · Premiere · Vilnius International Film Festival

Spain

September 27, 2017 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival

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