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Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms
7.8
/10
435 Ratings

CHERRY BLOSSOMS

Kirschblüten - Hanami

Directed by Doris Dörrie
Germany, 2008
Romance, Drama

Synopsis

The sudden death of his wife plunges a terminally ill man into profound grief. Realizing how little he knew her and how little he showed her his affection, he devotes his last weeks to fulfilling her long-cherished dreams.

Synopsis

The sudden death of his wife plunges a terminally ill man into profound grief. Realizing how little he knew her and how little he showed her his affection, he devotes his last weeks to fulfilling her long-cherished dreams.

Our take

Inspired by the Japanese master Yasujiro Ozu, Doris Dörrie’s acclaimed festival hit Cherry Blossoms is an exquisite, moving story of about growing old—a subject too rarely addressed in cinemas, and not often with such clarity and compassion.