“New Born Life” tells the story of Nafisa (Momun Gulqehra), an Uyghur woman living in Tokyo who finds herself at a crossroads between love, identity, and familial expectations. Nafisa is an assistant director and shares a stable relationship with her boyfriend, Hirosawa (Shohei Matsuzaki), a cinematographer. Though Hirosawa is ready to take their relationship to the next level, Nafisa hesitates and cannot commit. Her life takes a sudden turn when she receives troubling news about her grandfather’s health and her mother’s concerns about her marriage prospects. Nafisa lies to her mother to protect her relationship, setting in motion a chain of events that threatens to unravel everything.
New Born Life is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Clocking in at just 39 minutes, “New Born Life” is a brief yet powerful exploration of a woman grappling with personal sacrifice and cultural expectations. The narrative, simple and linear, revolves around...
New Born Life is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Clocking in at just 39 minutes, “New Born Life” is a brief yet powerful exploration of a woman grappling with personal sacrifice and cultural expectations. The narrative, simple and linear, revolves around...
- 3/24/2025
- by Milani Perera
- AsianMoviePulse
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