Otôto

This is a very odd little Japanese movie. In the sense, that it's narrative style might confuse a few people. We sometimes seem to loose focus on the main character (though this is not entirely true of course). While this family drama goes through a lot of time (and events for that matter, most of them not really made a big topic), we stay with a few people and their lives.

The characters and the way they are portrayed make them very engaging, so that you actually stay with them, even in times, when they do annoying things or even "bad" things. This portrays life as almost a dull affair, unless you do something about it. Though if you do something about it, you might be considered crazy or a person that is not sociable.

This was shown as part of the retrospective at the Berlin International Festival. A movie that is worth your time, if you like slow paced, but still full of impact and sometimes funny movies.