Drive My Car
20212h 59mNR · MPAA
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi · Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima & Toko Miura
97%Rotten Tomatoes7.5IMDb91Metacritic
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
Drama
— Critical consensus, summarised
A three-hour Chekhov-laced grief drama that became a worldwide critical sensation and won Best International Feature. Hamaguchi's patient direction and the long, contemplative car-conversations make it one of the most quietly devastating films of the 2020s.
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