Jesus

『僕はイエス様が嫌い』

A quiet boy named Yura moves with his family from Tokyo to the snowy Japanese countryside where he is enrolled in a Christian elementary school. Adjusting to the foreign religious rituals and iconography surrounding him, Yura tries Christian prayer for the first time and a silent six-inch Jesus materializes before him. The tiny Christ seems to grant Yura’s wishes, but when tragedy strikes, Yura starts to question his newfound faith. Winner of the New Directors Award at the 2019 San Sebastian International Film Festival, 22-year-old director Hiroshi Okuyama imbues wry humor, mystery and a childlike perspective in this highly original, oddball debut.

Streaming in North America from December 3-23 as part of Flash Forward: Debut Works and Recent Films by Notable Japanese Directors