Et Alors

A gentle, human drama that unfolds slowly, finding warmth and quiet wisdom in the everyday lives of nursing home residents and their conflicted director.

Starring

Etsushi Toyokawa, Yoshino Kimura, Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Overview

Based on book by Watanabe Junichi (渡辺淳一). Takafumi Kurusu, who is a qualified doctor, has succeeded his late father and is the director of a nursing home in central Tokyo but he is unable to get used to the facility's policy of respecting the residents' freedom and spends his days feeling depressed. Takafumi is overwhelmed and confused by the energy of the residents, but he eventually changes his own view of love and his way of life and learns the spirit of "et alors (So what?)".

How it feels

Warm, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Aging, healing, identity, family

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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