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Kumiko the treasure Hunter


Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

Life for many is a trial. One of the biggest drivers in cinema is the human desire to escape the boring realities of life and spend a couple of hours in a different universe. Escapism is a common theme in modern filmmaking, and in the Zellner brothers’ Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter the central character embarks …

From executive producer Alexander Payne and acclaimed filmmaking duo the Zellner Brothers. A lonely Japanese woman becomes convinced that a satchel of money buried and lost in a fictional film, is in fact, real. With a crudely drawn treasure map and limited preparation, she escapes her structured life in Tokyo and embarks on a foolhardy …