All of a Sudden

Tao Okamoto and Virginie Efira stroll through Paris, philosophising about a better world in this delightfully long film by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car).

Marie-Lou, director of a Paris care home, tries to break with convention through an innovative care method. She meets fierce resistance from her team, who consider putting the residents' wishes and dignity entirely front and centre unworkable.

Marie-Lou's life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Mari, a Japanese theatre director fighting cancer. As a close friendship develops between the two women, they join forces in a struggle to make the impossible possible.