AFA16 x MM Drive My Car (Meet the Director)

Oto, happily married to stage actor and director Yusuke Kafuku, suddenly dies and leave behind a secret. Two years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theatre festival and drives to Hiroshima with his car. There, he meets Misaki, a reticent woman assigned to become his chauffeur. As they spend time together, Kafuku confronts the mystery of his wife that quietly haunts him.
Based on a short story from Haruki Murakami's novel "Men Without Women: Stories", Ryusuke Hamaguchi's Academy Awards-winning title depicts the interactions between the two intriguing characters inside a car, where the closed-off moving space takes viewers to discover aspects or thoughts that could not be put into words before.

．Best International Feature Film at Oscars
．Best Screenplay, FIPRESCI Prize, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Cannes Film Festival
．Best Picture - Non-English Language at Golden Globe Awards
．The 16th Asian Film Awards’ Nominations: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, Best Original Music, Best Sound

*With post-screening sharing
Guest: Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Director)
Moderator: Kiki Fung (Programme Consultant, Hong Kong International Film Festival)

*All programmes are subject to change without prior notice.