Flower of Shanidar
A strange phenomenon takes place. A beautiful flower blooms on a selected woman's body and that flower is called the "Shanidar". When the Shanidar is in full bloom, the flower produces a substance which is then sold at a high cost to develop new drugs. Kenji Otaki works as a researcher at the facility where the Shanidar is grown.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | シャニダールの花 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Country | Japan |
| Genre | Drama, Science Fiction |
| Director | Gakuryu Ishii |
| Runtime | 104 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.6/10 (5 votes) |
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The film constructs a delicate bridge between sci-fi premise and intimate drama, relying on the potent metaphor of the body as a resource. It explores the quiet violence of bio-capitalism through a lens of sterile, observational beauty.
What lingers after the final frame is a profound unease about the cost of progress, wrapped in a visually hypnotic and deliberately paced narrative. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Gakuryu Ishii
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In a solitary, dimly lit setting, allowing its slow-burn visual poetry and ethical unease to fully resonate.
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