At the Venice International Film Festival in Italy, one of the world's three major film festivals, the awards in the competition section will be announced on the evening of the 3th local time, and it will be interesting to see if Japan director Ryusuke Hamaguchi's latest film "Evil Does Not Exist" will win.
Venice, northern Italy, is hosting the 80th Venice International Film Festival on August 8.
In the competition for the Golden Lion Award, which is the highest award, 30 films have been nominated, including Ryusuke Hamaguchi's feature film "Evil Does Not Exist," which won numerous international awards for "Drive My Car."
"Evil Does Not Exist" tells the story of a plan to build camp accommodation near the village rich in nature where the protagonist lives, and it becomes clear that this will affect the water resources and ecosystem of the village.
At the screening held there on the 23th, when the film ended, the audience stood up and applauded the directors for more than seven minutes, praising the film.
In addition, in the "Orizzonti Division," which collects innovative works, director Shinya Tsukamoto's "Hokage," which is set in a Japan immediately after the end of the war and depicts the suffering of people living with the scars left by war, has been nominated.
The results of the judging will be announced on the evening of the 4th local time and the early morning of the 7th, Japan time, the last day of the festival.
Coach Hamaguchi: "I think there are many people who feel that they are not unrelated."
In an interview with NHK in Venice ahead of the announcement of the results on the evening of the 9th local time, Hamaguchi reflected on the screening at the film festival, which received loud applause from the audience, and expressed his current state of mind, saying, "I am relieved to be warmly welcomed to the film festival after a big event, and I am proud that the wonderful work of the cast and crew has been properly conveyed."
"No Evil," which was nominated this time, is set in a village rich in nature where plans to build accommodation facilities have been raised, and depicts the difference in position between the locals and the company.
Regarding the aim of the film, Hamaguchi stated that it is not a film that appeals to nature conservation, and said, "I think there is a lack of dialogue in society. It's a story in a rural area with Japan, but I think there are many people who feel that they are not unrelated."
He also revealed that the title of the film came up by chance while preparing for filming, saying, "In nature, violence such as disasters exists, but from the perspective of nature, so-called evil does not exist. However, when people come in there, it makes me wonder if evil really does not exist. This film is not about the non-existence of evil, but I want viewers to enjoy the tension between the title and the content, as well as the irony."