mentor Selected For Warsaw Competition And Kaohsiung Festival
Two festival slots before the October 16 opening give the film an international run that precedes its domestic release, with Warsaw's competition programming director and Kaohsiung's programming director both citing the film's theme and lead performances in the selections.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
The film mentor, directed by Keisuke Yoshida, has been selected for the competition section of the 42nd Warsaw International Film Festival, which runs October 9 to 18, with a screening set for October 10. It has also been selected for Taiwan's 26th Kaohsiung Film Festival, running October 9 to 26, where Hayato Isomura, Seiya Ozawa, and Yoshida will appear on stage. The film opens nationwide on October 16.
Hayato Isomura and Seiya Ozawa share the lead, with Go Ayano in support. Yoshida wrote the screenplay as well as directing, and the story follows two men who burned down an apartment building with fireworks as boys and the man who lost his wife and child in that fire.
Warsaw's programming director, Bartek Pulcyn, said films exploring truth, justice, and forgiveness are needed now. Kaohsiung's programming director, Ryan Cheng, pointed to the film's satire and contemporary view of crime and punishment, and to the three male leads' performances. The Kaohsiung screening is set for October 24.
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