Diamonds in the Sand
Singapore Premiere
Janus Victoria Japan, Malaysia, Philippines 2024 102 min NC16 (Some Sexual Scenes)
A lonely Japanese man grieving his mother’s death follows a Filipina caregiver to Manila, discovering life and connection amid loss.
After his mother’s death, divorced salaryman Yoji moves through life on autopilot, performing routines without purpose. When he discovers his neighbour’s decomposing body, ruled a kodokushi, or lonely death, he fears the same fate. A chance encounter with Minerva, his mother’s Filipina caregiver, draws him toward an unexpected journey across borders and into the lives of others.
Diamonds in the Sand reflects on filial piety, care labour, the unseen burdens of the middle generation and those who tend to others while neglecting themselves. Through a transcultural gaze, the film observes a universal yearning for connection, revealing tenderness across distance and solitude.
Synopsis Writer: Sim Jiaying
30 Nov, Sun 9:00PM / 102 min
Golden Village Suntec, Hall 8
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Diamonds in the Sand
Diamonds in the Sand
Janus Victoria
Japan, Malaysia, Philippines
2024
Japanese, Tagalog
English
102 min
NC16 (Some Sexual Scenes)
Singapore Premiere
Janus Victoria
Manila-born filmmaker Janus Victoria creates works that explore the intimacies and dissonances of city life. She has completed six shorts, including Myth of Manila (2021), and a documentary, Encounters with Silence (2017), about the lonely deaths in apartments in Tokyo. Diamonds in the Sand is her first feature film.
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