Earthquake Bird
A neo-noir psychological thriller set against the vibrant, yet isolating backdrop of late 1980s Tokyo, *Earthquake Bird* unfolds as a fractured exploration of identity and fractured trust through the eyes of Lucy Fly, an American expatriate. The film doesn’t rely on conventional mystery tropes but instead immerses the viewer in a creeping sense of unease, building tension through a melancholic atmosphere and a deliberate, non-linear narrative that mirrors Lucy’s unraveling perception of reality. Her passionate, yet unsettling relationship with the enigmatic photographer Teiji becomes a catalyst for confronting buried trauma and the precariousness of self when confronted with cultural displacement and emotional vulnerability. The film's power lies not in a whodunit, but in the desperate search for truth within a web of deception, and the haunting psychological impact of a love entangled with suspicion, culminating in a cathartic, yet ambiguously resolved reckoning with the past.
Imininingwane Yefilimu
- Umqondisi
- Wash Westmoreland
- Usuku Lokukhishwa
- 2019-11-01
- Ubude Besikhathi
- 107 imiz
- Isilinganiso
- 5.9 / 10 (478)
Abalingisi
- Alicia Vikander
