Four Asian films will be screened at the Sofia International Film Festival which is taking place from March 13 – 31, 2024 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Beyond the Fog by Daichi Murase – Japan | 2023 – 83 minutes

A quiet hamlet hidden in the mountains of southeastern Nara prefecture. In this hamlet once lively with hikers and lined with shops and inns, we meet Ihika, a 12-year-old born into a family that has run an inn for generations. Her father has been living apart from Ihika and her mother for a few years. Saki, Ihika’s mother who married into this family, has been managing the inn with Shige, her father-in-law. Then one day, Shige disappears. As the inn’s survival is threatened, a time of change is coming for Ihika’s family. (Sofia 2024)

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Girls Will be Girls by Shuchi Talati – India, France, US, Norway | 2024 – 90 minutes

In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance. But her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come of age herself. (Sofia 2024)

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Monster by Kore-eda Hirokazu – Japan | 2023 – 126 minutes

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, his mother feels that there is something wrong. Discovering that a teacher is responsible, she storms into the school demanding to know what’s going on. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, the truth gradually emerges. (Sofia 2024)

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Perfect Days by Wim Wenders – Japan, Germany | 2023 – 124 minutes

Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. (Sofia 2024)

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