Twenty minutes. One lie. Infinite ways your life could implode.
The double life of a young Japanese woman in Tokyo. When a brief encounter with a foreigner threatens to unravel her hidden existence she does everything it takes to protect her secrets.
Direction
Schoerner's claustrophobic framing turns Tokyo into a surveillance state.
Acting
Rina Ohta's eyes do what dialogue never could.
Cinematography
Neon reflections that make every window feel like a mirror.
Director
Norbert Schoerner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely on location in Tokyo over five days with a skeleton crew, often stealing shots in crowded intersections.
The film quietly interrogates Japan's 'honne' versus 'tatemae'—the gap between true feeling and social performance.
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