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Eureka
Eureka
8.7
/10
1,558 Ratings

EUREKA

Yurîka

Directed by Shinji Aoyama
Japan, France, 2000
Drama, Cult

Synopsis

One hot summer morning, a bus is hijacked. In the carnage only three people survive: the driver, Makoto, a school girl, Kozue, and her brother, Naoki. Two years later, as they struggle to re-engage with life, Makoto buys an old bus and invites Kozue, Naoki, and their cousin, Akihiko, on a road trip.

Synopsis

One hot summer morning, a bus is hijacked. In the carnage only three people survive: the driver, Makoto, a school girl, Kozue, and her brother, Naoki. Two years later, as they struggle to re-engage with life, Makoto buys an old bus and invites Kozue, Naoki, and their cousin, Akihiko, on a road trip.

Our take

Japanese director Shinji Aoyama won the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes for the epic Eureka, a visually and emotionally striking tour de force. Long revered by cinephiles, this carefully rendered psychological portrait of trauma and healing is presented in a brand new restoration.